Pope Francis Quotes
This Christmas may we be consistent in living the Gospel, welcoming Jesus into the centre of our lives.
To live charitably means not looking out for our own interests, but carrying the burdens of the weakest and poorest among us.
Be close to the poor and to those in need, so as to touch in their flesh the wounded flesh of Jesus. Please, draw near to them!
The media only writes about the sinners and the scandals, he said, but that's normal, because 'a tree that falls makes more noise than a forest that grows.
No elderly person should be like an “exile” in our families. The elderly are a treasure for our society.
Division within a Christian community is a very grave sin; it is the work of the devil.
Like Mary, may we nurture the light born within us at Christmas. May we carry it everywhere in our daily lives.
Let's pray for whole world that there be brotherhood. I hope this journey of the church we begin today is fruitful for evangelization.
When fundamentalism comes to kill, it can kill with the language - the Apostle James says this, not me - and even with a knife, no?
I think that even the Mexican society is a victim of all of this, of these crimes of "cleaning" people, of discarding people.
Avoiding pregnancy is not an absolute evil. In certain cases, as in this one, or in the one I mentioned of Blessed Paul VI, it was clear.
Workers should have Sundays off because Sunday is for the family. Calling for Sundays to be a holiday.
I have neither silver nor gold, but I bring with me the most precious thing given to me: Jesus Christ.
May the power of Christ, which brings freedom and service, be felt in so many hearts afflicted by war, persecution and slavery.
Those called to the service of governance in the church need to have a strong sense of justice, so that any form of injustice becomes unacceptable.
There can be no renewal of our relationship with nature without a renewal of humanity itself.
These days there is a lot of poverty in the world, and that's a scandal when we have so many riches and resources to give to everyone. We all have to think about how we can become a little poorer.
Each of us has a vision of good and of evil. We have to encourage people to move towards what they think is Good.
Today Saint Paul has told us that in Christ we have become God’s adopted children, brothers and sisters in Christ. This is who we are. This is our identity.
The earth, our home, is beginning to look more and more like an immense pile of filth. In many parts of the planet, the elderly lament that once beautiful landscapes are now covered with rubbish.
We pray for the many brothers and sisters who seek refuge far from their native lands, who seek a home where they can live without fear: that they might always be respected in their dignity.
We are living in a time of many wars. The call for peace must be shouted. Peace sometimes gives the impression of being quiet, but it is never quiet. Peace if always proactive and dynamic.
Forgiveness, dialogue, reconciliation - these are the words of peace, in beloved Syria, in the Middle East, in all the world.
Every time we judge our brother in our hearts or worse when we speak badly of them with others, we are murdering Christians.
Holy Mother Church teaches us to end the year and also our days with an examination of conscience...to be grateful and to ask for forgiveness.
The proclamation of the saving love of God comes before moral and religious imperatives. Today sometimes it seems that the opposite order is prevailing.
It is the disease of cowards, who do not have the courage to speak upfront and so talk behind one's back... Watch out against the terrorism of gossip!
Our Christian identity is belonging to a people: the Church. Without the Church we are not Christians.
The people that does not care for its children or grandparents is a people that has not future. Because it doesn't have the strength or the memory to go forward.
The imposition of anomalous models and lifestyles are alien to people's identity and, in the end, are irresponsible.
The Cross isn't an ornament, mere symbol. It's the mystery of God's love, that He died for our sins.
And with the grace of Baptism and of Eucharistic Communion I can become an instrument of God's mercy, of that beautiful mercy of God.
We are not alone. We have many brothers who in this moment of catastrophe came to help. And we too, because of this, we feel more like brothers and sisters because we helped each other.
It is no easy task to overcome the bitter legacy of injustices, hostility and mistrust left by the conflict. It can only be done by overcoming evil with good.
May the World Day of Consecrated Life be a timely occasion to rediscover the centrality of Jesus in our lives.
How beautiful it is to see that young people are 'street preachers,' joyfully bringing Jesus to every street, every town square and every corner of the earth!
We need to provide an education which teaches critical thinking and encourages the development of mature moral values.
May all people here find inspiration and strength to build a future of reconciliation, justice and peace for all the children of this beloved land.