Pope Francis Quotes

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

A person who is not convinced, enthusiastic, certain and in love, will convince nobody.

Do not be afraid of what God asks of you! It is worth saying 'yes' to God. In him we find joy.

Dear friends, let us not forget the flesh of Christ which is in the flesh of refugees: their flesh is the flesh of Christ. It is also your task to direct all the institutions working in the area of forced migration to new forms of co-responsibility. This phenomenon is unfortunately constantly spreading. Hence your task is increasingly demanding in order to promote tangible responses of closeness, journeying with people, taking into account the different local backgrounds.

When one lives attached to money, pride or power, it is impossible to be truly happy.

The Church is likewise conscious of the responsibility which all of us have for our world, for the whole of creation, which we must love and protect. There is much that we can do to benefit the poor, the needy and those who suffer, and to favour justice, promote reconciliation and build peace. But before all else we need to keep alive in our world the thirst for the absolute, and to counter the dominance of a one-dimensional vision of the human person, a vision which reduces human beings to what they produce and to what they consume: this is one of the most insidious temptations of our time.

The Church needs you, your enthusiasm, your creativity and the joy that is so characteristic of you.

Whenever people listen to one another humbly and openly, their shared values and aspirations become all the more apparent. Diversity is no longer seen as a threat, but as a source of enrichment.

People in every nation enhance the social dimension of their lives by acting as committed and responsible citizens.

From the peak of Chimborazo (volcano) to the Pacific coast, from the Amazon rainforest to the Galapagos Islands, may you never lose the ability to thank God for what he has done and is doing for you, may you never lose the ability to protect what is small and simple, to care for your children and your elderly, to have confidence in the young, and to be constantly struck by the nobility of your people and the singular beauty of your country.

The fruits of this profound union with Jesus are marvelous: our whole being is transformed by the grace of the Holy Spirit: soul, intelligence, will, affections and even the body, because we are united in body and spirit.

Who am I to judge a gay person?

In my own experience, including when I ask for advice, I would ask a collaborator, a friend, I also like to hear the opinion of a woman because they have such wealth. They look at things in a different way.

The Lord is always there waiting to give us his love: it is an amazing thing, one which never ceases to surprise us!

The economic part is the one that came out first because there were some problems about which the press spoke a lot.

The 'Church' is ... catholic because her communion embraces the whole human race.

I then greet and cordially thank you all, dear friends belonging to other religious traditions; first of all the Muslims, who worship the one God, living and merciful, and call upon Him in prayer, and all of you. I really appreciate your presence: in it I see a tangible sign of the will to grow in mutual esteem and cooperation for the common good of humanity.

Our infinite sadness can only be cured by an infinite love.

To protect creation, to protect every man and every woman, to look upon them with tenderness and love is to open up a horizon of hope.

There is a need for financial reform along ethical lines that would produce in its turn an economic reform to benefit everyone. This would nevertheless require a courageous change of attitude on the part of political leaders.

The annual World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation will offer individual believers and communities a fitting opportunity to reaffirm their personal vocation to be stewards of creation, to thank God for the wonderful handiwork which he has entrusted to our care, and to implore his help for the protection of creation, as well as his pardon for the sins committed against the world in which we live.

I would love to be a well-educated black, because I believe they do have an actual advantage.

Today is the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. Let us work and pray.

Are we capable of bringing the word of God into the environment in which we live? Do we know how to speak of Christ, of what he represents for us, in our families, among the people who form part of our daily lives? Faith is born from listening, and is strengthened by proclamation.

All it takes is one good person to restore hope.

The Bishops of the Philippines have asked that this year be set aside as the ‘Year of the Poor.’ I hope that this prophetic summons will challenge everyone, at all levels of society, to reject every form of corruption which diverts resources from the poor, and to make concerted efforts to ensure the inclusion of every man and woman and child in the life of the community.

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

Avoiding pregnancy is not an absolute evil.

The blood of our Christian brothers and sisters is a testimony which cries out to be heard by everyone who can still distinguish between good and evil.

When exhaling this air, we announced Jesus Christ risen by the same Spirit. No one can live without breathing. It is the same for the Christian: without praise and mission there is not Christian life. And with praise, worship. We rarely speak about worship. What do we do when we pray? We ask things of God, we give thanks. But worshipping and adoring God is part of breathing - praise and worship.

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

War destroys, kills, impoverishes. Lord, give us your peace!

Let us encourage the generosity which is typical of the young and help them to work actively in building a better world. Youth do not solely need material things. Above all, they need to have those non-material values which are the spiritual heart of a people ... spirituality, generosity, solidarity, perseverance, fraternity, and joy.

Without a solution to the problems of the poor, we will not solve the problems of the world. We need projects, mechanisms and processes to implement better distribution of resources, from the creation of new jobs to the integral promotion of those who are excluded'.

Please pray with me for everyone in Sri Lanka and the Philippines as I begin my trip.

A man who does not know how to have a relationship of friendship with a woman - I'm not talking about misogynists, who are sick - well, he's a man who is missing something.

The Church is the home that accepts everyone and refuses no one ... the greater the sin, the greater the love that the Church should show towards those who convert.

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.

At times we are slaves of sin. Lord, come to free us!

Drug addiction is an evil, and with evil there can be no yielding or compromise.

Let us ask the Lord for this grace: that our hearts become free and filled with light, so that we can rejoice as children of God.

I am a sinner. This is the most accurate definition. It is not a figure of speech, a literary genre. I am a sinner.

Work is fundamental to the dignity of a person. . . . It gives one the ability to maintain oneself, one's family, to contribute to the growth of one's own nation.

Imagine, to become a priest there are eight years of study and preparation, and then if after a while you can't do it, you can ask for a dispensation, you leave, and everything is OK.

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

The fight against poverty and hunger must be fought constantly and on many fronts, especially in its causes.

When it comes to the care of our common home, we are living at a critical moment of history.

The thing the Church needs most today is the ability to heal wounds and to warm the hearts of the faithful.