Pope Francis Quotes

The love of God is not generic. God looks with love upon every man and woman, calling them by name.

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

Whenever I have a problem, I ask the Saint (Thérèse of Lisieux) not to solve it, but to take it into her hands and to help me accept it and I almost always receive a white rose as a sign.

Abortion is not the lesser of two evils. It is a crime. It is to throw someone out in order to save another.

Let us thank all those who teach in Catholic schools. Educating is an act of love; it is like giving life.

A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just.

All political activity must serve and promote the good of the human person and be based on respect for his or her dignity.

Let us be renewed by God's mercy ... and let us become agents of this mercy, channels through which God can water the earth, protect all creation and make justice and peace flourish.

The Holy Spirit transforms and renews us, creates harmony and unity, and gives us courage and joy for mission.

Let us pray for peace: peace in the world and in each of our hearts.

It is horrific even to think that there are children, victims of abortion, who will never see the light of day

From the Cross, Christ teaches us to love even those who do not love us.

There is no sin that God cannot pardon. All we need to do is ask for forgiveness

No one can grow if he does not accept his smallness.

There is no cross, big or small, in our life which the Lord does not share with us.

Auschwitz cries out with the pain of immense suffering and pleads for a future of respect, peace and encounter among peoples.

Jesus understands our weaknesses and sins; and he forgives us if we allow ourselves to be forgiven.

How I wish everyone had decent work! It is essential for human dignity.

I love tango, and I used to dance when I was young.

Our faith in Christ, who became poor, and was always close to the poor and the outcast, is the basis of our concern for the integral development of society’s most neglected members.

Agape, the love of each one of us for the other, from the closest to the furthest, is in fact the only way that Jesus has given us to find the way of salvation and of the Beatitudes.

We are all sinners. But God heals us with an abundance of grace, mercy and tenderness

Human life must always be defended from its beginning in the womb and must be recognised as a gift of God that guarantees the future of humanity.

But always think this: do not be afraid of failure. Do not be afraid of falling. In the art of walking, what is important is not avoiding the fall but not remaining fallen.

Dear young people, let us not be satisfied with a mediocre life. Be amazed by what is true and beautiful, what is of God!

Work is fundamental to the dignity of the person. Work, to use an image, 'anoints' with dignity, fills us with dignity, makes us similar to God who has worked and still works, who always acts.

We are all jars of clay, fragile and poor, yet we carry within us an immense treasure.

Defend the unborn against abortion even if they persecute you, calumniate you, set traps for you, take you to court or kill you.

We are all sinners. But may the Lord not let us be hypocrites. Hypocrites don’t know the meaning of forgiveness, joy and the love of God.

In the poor and outcast we see Christ’s face; by loving and helping the poor, we love and serve Christ.

Negative feelings choke the Lord’s word in us.

Vanity, showing off, is an attitude that reduces spirituality to a worldly thing, which is the worst sin that could be committed in the church.

The mystery of the Cross, a mystery of love, can only be understood in prayer. Pray and weep, kneeling before the Cross.

Working for a just distribution of the fruits of the earth and human labor is not mere philanthropy. It is a moral obligation.

The right to life is the first human right. Abortion is killing someone that cannot defend himself.

Although the life of a person is in a land full of thorns and weeds, there is always a space in which the good seed can grow. You have to trust God.

Each of us is a masterpiece of God's creation

Money at the service of life can be managed in the right way by cooperatives, on condition that it is a real cooperative where capital does not have command over men but men over capital.

Young people are just as attracted to the truth as they are convenience and expediency.

Life once conceived, must be protected with the utmost care; abortion and infanticide are abominable crimes.

It is now, more than ever, necessary that political leaders be outstanding for honesty, integrity and commitment to the common good.

A society which abandons children and the elderly severs its roots and darkens its future.

Our world is facing a refugee crisis of a magnitude not seen since the Second World War. This presents us with great challenges and many hard decisions.

In effect, a selfish and boundless thirst for power and material prosperity leads both to the misuse of available natural resources and to the exclusion of the weak and the disadvantaged.

Humanity needs to see these gestures of peace and to hear words of hope and peace!

To be a mother is a great treasure. Mothers, in their unconditional and sacrificial love for their children, are the antidote to individualism; they are the greatest enemies against war.

There is so much noise in the world! May we learn to be silent in our hearts and before God.

God never tires of forgiving us.

With Christ as the center of your life, you will never be disappointed.

Dear young people, you have many plans and dreams for the future. But, is Christ at the center of each of your plans and dreams?