Pope Francis Quotes

Amid so many problems, even grave, may we not lose our hope in the infinite mercy of God.

Do not be afraid of confession!

The Big Bang, which today we hold to be the origin of the world, does not contradict the intervention of the divine creator but, rather, requires it.

Created half to rise, and half to fall; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurled; The glory, jest, and riddle of the world!

We must restore hope to young people, help the old, be open to the future, spread love. Be poor among the poor. We need to include the excluded and preach peace.

Christmas is joy, religious joy, an inner joy of light and peace.

Politics is a noble activity. We should revalue it, practise it with vocation and a dedication that requires testimony, martyrdom, that is to die for the common good.

We are impatient, anxious to see the whole picture, but God lets us see things slowly, quietly.

I already knew about this friendship between St. John Paul II and this philosopher [Ana Teresa Tymieniecka] when I was in Buenos Aires. It was known. Also her books are known.

The Lord is knocking at the door of our hearts. Have we put a sign on the door saying: 'Do not disturb'?

Jesus spoke in such a way that the people loved the things of God. That’s why they followed him.

A beautiful homily, a genuine sermon, must begin with the first proclamation, with the proclamation of salvation. There is nothing more solid, deep and sure than this proclamation.

The tyranny of relativism is the spiritual poverty of our time

To be an ambassador for Christ means to invite everyone to a personal encounter with Jesus

How many Christians live for appearances? Their life seems like a soap bubble. The soap bubble is beautiful, with all its colours! But it lasts only a second, and then what?

Lent is a time of grace, a time to convert and live out our baptism fully.

Dear young friends, learn to pray every day: this is the way to know Jesus and invite him into your lives.

Dearest brothers and sisters who are so persecuted, I know how much you suffer, I know that you are stripped of everything. I am with you in the faith of the one who has conquered evil!

Wherever there are men and women who have consecrated their lives to God, there you find joy.

This is Christian hope, that the future is in God's hands.

I invite all Christians, everywhere, at this very moment, to a renewed personal encounter with Jesus Christ, or at least an openness to letting him encounter them.

I wish everyone a wonderful World Cup, played in a spirit of true fraternity.

Poverty calls us to sow hope.... Poverty is the flesh of the poor Jesus, in that child who is hungry, in the one who is sick, in those unjust social structures.

Let love simply bloom... and it is unstoppable.

Let's say 'Yes' to life and 'No' to death.

A Christian who is not a revolutionary today isn't a Christian

Confession is the sacrament of the tenderness of God, his way of embracing us.

I ask everyone with political responsibility to remember two things: human dignity and the common good.

If, hypothetically, Western Catholicism were to review the issue of celibacy, I think it would do so for cultural reasons, not so much as a universal option.

The root of this possibility of doing good - that we all have - is in creation.

The Earth is our environment to protect and the garden to tend to.

Christians must respond to evil with good, taking the cross upon themselves as Jesus did

Dear young people, Jesus gives us life, life in abundance. If we are close to him we will have joy in our hearts and a smile on our face.

Do not be afraid to go and to bring Christ into every area of life, to the fringes of society, even to those who seem farthest away, most indifferent.

Dear young people, the Church expects great things of you and your generosity. Don’t be afraid to aim high.

We forget to remain focused on the things that really matter.

The Saints were not superhuman. They were people who loved God in their hearts, and who shared this joy with others.

Every Christian is a missionary to the extent that he or she bears witness to God’s love. Be missionaries of God’s tenderness!

There are no part-time Christians.

Dear young people, always be missionaries of the Gospel, every day and in every place.

Each encounter with Jesus fills us with joy, with that deep joy which only God can give.

Jesus is the sun and Mary is the dawn announcing his rising.

When we do not profess Jesus Christ, we profess the worldliness of the devil, a demonic worldliness.

Jesus kept his wounds so that we would experience his mercy. This is our strength and our hope.

The family is where we are formed as people. Every family is a brick in the building of society

Mercy is the true power that can save humanity and the world from sin and evil.

The joy of the gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus.

Faith is professed with the lips and with the heart, through words & through love.

The Eucharist is essential for us: it is Christ who wishes to enter our lives and fill us with his grace.

What God cares about most is that we are His friends.