Pope Francis Quotes

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

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

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

There are no part-time Christians.

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

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

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

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

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, 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.

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

Dear young people, do not give up your dreams of a more just world!

I'd say I dream in Esperanto. Sometimes I remember some dreams in another language, but dreaming in languages no, but figures yes, my psychology is this way.

The mercy of Jesus is not just sentiment: indeed it is a force that gives life, that raises man up!

When we are generous in welcoming people and sharing something with them-some food, a place in our homes, our time-not only do we no longer remain poor: we are enriched.

The joy of the Gospel is for all people: no one can be excluded.

Let us build our lives of faith on the rock who is Christ.

Let us learn from the Virgin Mary how to be bolder in obeying the word of God.

I join the March for Life in Washington with my prayers. May God help us respect all life, especially the most vulnerable.

Truth, according to the Christian faith, is God's love for us in Jesus Christ. Therefore, truth is a relationship.

The people of God want pastors, not clergy acting like bureaucrats or government officials.

Let us draw from the crib the joy and deep peace that Jesus comes to bring to the world.

We all have the duty to do good.

The Pope loves everyone, rich and poor alike, but the Pope has the duty, in Christ's name, to remind the rich to help the poor, to respect them, to promote them.

God never gives someone a gift they are not capable of receiving. If he gives us the gift of Christmas, it is because we all have the ability to understand and receive it.

Find new ways to spread the word of God to every corner of the world.

You cannot be in a position of power and destroy the life of another person.

Politics is the most important of the civil activities and has its own field of action, which is not that of religion.

Religion has the right to express its opinion in the service of the people, but God in creation has set us free: it is not possible to interfere spiritually in the life of a person.

The Lord has redeemed all of us, all of us, with the Blood of Christ: all of us, not just Catholics. Everyone! 'Father, the atheists?' Even the atheists. Everyone!

To build peace is difficult but to live without it is torment.

We can observe the Fourth Commandment by loving visits to our aging grandparents

Before I give you a blessing, I ask you for a favor: I want you to bless me.

God is not afraid of new things.

I'm overwhelmed by shame that the people who had the responsibility to take care of the tender ones violated that trust and caused them great pain.

How many young people, how many young people of our Europe, whom we have left empty of ideals, who do not have work... they take drugs, alcohol, or go there to enlist in fundamentalist groups.

We proclaim the resurrection of Christ when his light illuminates the dark moments of our existence, and we are able share it with others

Whoever says he is without sin is a liar or is blind.

A small step, in the midst of great human limitations, can be more pleasing to God than a life which appears outwardly in order but moves through the day without confronting great difficulties.

Right now, we don't have a very good relation with creation.

Confirmation strengthens us to defend the faith and to spread the Gospel courageously

God’s goodness is stronger than any evil!

Let us pray that the Church be holier and more humble, loving God by serving the poor, the lonely and the sick.

God's love is unbounded. It has no limits.

Beware of getting too comfortable! When we are comfortable, it’s easy to forget other people.

Jesus on the Cross feels the whole weight of the evil, and with the force of God's love he conquers it, he defeats it with his resurrection.

Dear young people, do not be afraid of making decisive choices in life. Have faith; the Lord will not abandon you!

The family is a community of love where each of us learns to relate to others and to the world around us.

The challenge of life is to learn how to love

The person who gossips is a terrorist who drops a bomb, destroys, and they destroy others.