Pope John Quotes

Peace is not just the absence of war. Like a cathedral, peace must be constructed patiently and with unshakable faith.

There is no true peace without fairness, truth, justice and solidarity.

If someone had told me I would be Pope one day, I would have studied harder.

If God created shadows it was to better emphasise the light.

Only the chaste man and the chaste woman are capable of true love.

God is our father, but even more is God our mother.

Relations between States, as between individuals, must be regulated not by armed force, but in accordance with...truth, justice and vigorous and sincere co-operation.

Love of Christ does not distract us from interest in others, but rather invites us to responsibility for them, to the exclusion of no one….

The battle against the Devil, which is the principal task of Saint Michael the Archangel, is still being fought today, because the Devil is still alive and active in the world.

Once the truth is denied to human beings, it is pure illusion to try to set them free. Truth and freedom either go together hand in hand or together they perish in misery.

Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do.

Confession is an act of honesty and courage - an act of entrusting ourselves, beyond sin, to the mercy of a loving and forgiving God.

The distinctive mark of the Christian, today more than ever, must be love for the poor, the weak, the suffering.

Apart from the mercy of God, there is no other source of hope for mankind.

May Mary, who in the freedom of her 'Fiat' and her presence at the foot of the cross, offered to the world, Jesus, the Liberator, help us to find him in the Sacrament of the altar

Even if the forces of darkness appear to prevail, those who believe in God know that evil and death do not have the final say.

The worst prison would be a closed heart.

A nation that destroys its own people is a nation without hope.

Your faith will help you realize that it is Jesus Himself Who is present in the Blessed Sacrament, waiting for you and calling you to spend one special specific hour with Him each week.

A process of genocide is being carried out before the eyes of the world.

You, too, be courageous! The world needs convinced and fearless witnesses. It is not enough to discuss, it is necessary to act!

The future is in your hearts and in your hands. God is entrusting to you the task, at once difficult and uplifting, of working with Him in the building of the civilization of love.

The Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life

An important day in a young person's life is the day on which he becomes convinced that Christ is the only Friend who will not disappoint him, on which he can always count.

The Rosary is a prayer both so humble and simple and a theologically rich in Biblical content. I beg you to pray it.

Following Christ, the Church seeks the truth, which is not always the same as the majority opinion.

The Rosary is a magnificent and universal prayer for the needs of the Church, the nations and the entire world.

The Family that prays together, stays together.

You must be strong, dear brothers and sisters. You must be strong with the strength that comes from faith.

God is Love. We eventually have to ask ourselves the question; why was Love nailed to a cross?

The Rosary is a school for learning true Christian perfection.

The Eucharist is the heart of the Church. Where Eucharistic life flourishes, there the life of the church will blossom.

From the Eucharist comes strength to live the Christian life and zeal to share that life with others

Life with Christ is a wonderful adventure.

Do not be afraid to be saints. Follow Jesus Christ who is the source of freedom and light. Be open to the Lord so that He may lighten all your ways.

Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes.

Gandhi was much more Christian than many people who say they are Christians.

Do not be afraid to be holy! Have the courage and humility to present yourselves to the world determined to be holy, since full, true freedom is born from holiness.

Jesus himself has shown us by his own example that prayer and fasting are the first and most effective weapons against the forces of evil.

Playing sport has become very important today, since it can encourage young people to develop important values such as loyalty, perseverance, friendship, sharing and solidarity.

We cannot interfere in one area of the ecosystem without paying due attention to both the consequences of such interference in other areas and to the well-being of future generations.

May you experience the truth that he, Christ, looks upon you with love.

The cemetery of the victims of human cruelty in our century is extended to include yet another vast cemetery, that of the unborn.

I come without five lire. I want to leave without five lire.

Christian holiness does not being sinless, but rather it means struggling not to give in and always getting up after every fall.

The purpose of art is nothing less than the upliftment of the human spirit.

Have no fear of moving into the unknown.

I kiss the soil as if I placed a kiss on the hands of a mother, for the homeland is our earthly mother. I consider it my duty to be with my compatriots in this sublime and difficult moment.

What really matters in life is that we are loved by Christ and that we love Him in return

Born poor, but of honored and humble people, I am particularly proud to die poor.