100 Quotes from Pope Francis

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  1. Pope Francis: “Charity helps us to know the truth and truth calls for acts of kindness.”
  2. Pope Francis: “Joy multiplies when you share it!”
  3. Pope Francis: “Only in the silence of prayer can you learn to listen to the voice of God.”
  4. Pope Francis: “The Lord is close to all those who are victims of old and new forms of slavery: inhuman labour, illegal trafficking and exploitation.”
  5. Pope Francis: “May a culture of encounter always be promoted that is able to bring down the walls which still divide the world.”
  6. Pope Francis: “Science expresses its full dignity when it serves the integral development of the person and the human family.”
  7. Pope Francis: “The cry of the people of God, the cry of the poor, is a kind of prayer; it opens our hearts and teaches us to be attentive.  Let us be attentive, then, to all situations of injustice and to new forms of exploitation that risk making so many of our brothers and sisters miss the joy of the party.  Let us be attentive to the lack of steady employment, which destroys lives and homes.  Let us be attentive to those who profit from the irregular status of many immigrants who don’t know the language or who don’t have their papers “in order”.  Let us be attentive to the lack of shelter, land and employment experienced by so many families.”
  8. Pope Francis: “May the Lord grant us the wisdom to seek that which is worthwhile and to love, not with our words but with our actions.”
  9. Pope Francis: “Every life counts: from the beginning to the end, from conception to natural death”
  10. Pope Francis: “We cannot remain silent before the suffering of millions of people whose dignity has been wounded.”
  11. Pope Francis: “To serve human life is to serve God and life at every stage: from the womb of the mother, to the suffering and sickness of old age.”
  12. Pope Francis: “God alone can give us true happiness. It’s useless wasting time looking for it elsewhere: in wealth, pleasure, and power.”
  13. Pope Francis: “Joyfully performing works of charity for those who are suffering in mind and body, is the most authentic way to live the Gospel.”
  14. Pope Francis: “The mystery of the Blessed Trinity invites us to live in communion with one another, in love and in sharing: certain that wherever there is love, there is God.”
  15. Pope Francis: “The Eucharist gives us the strength to produce the fruits of good works, and to live true Christian lives.”
  16. Pope Francis: “Lord, reawaken in us a sense of praise and gratitude for our Earth, and for everything you have created.”
  17. Pope Francis: “Love is always at the service of others. Because love is seen in actions, not words.”
  18. Pope Francis: “Choosing to follow Christ helps build a more just, more friendly, more humane society, that is closer to the heart of God.”
  19. Pope Francis: “We encounter Jesus in those who are poor, rejected, or refugees. Do not let fear get in the way of welcoming our neighbour in need. #WithRefugees”
  20. Pope Francis: “Let us ask our Lord to help us understand that love is service, love means taking care of others.”
  21. Pope Francis: “We are called to assist the elderly, the sick and the unborn: life must always be protected and loved, from conception to its natural conclusion.”
  22. Pope Francis: “Charity is the most effective form of witness, because in it people see the love of God.”
  23. Pope Francis: “When we place ourselves at the service of our most vulnerable brothers and sisters we experience the joy of unconditional love.”
  24. Pope Francis: “Without the right to education there is no real freedom, which allows every person to be the protagonist of their own destiny!”
  25. Pope Francis: “Let us deal with climate change through international cooperation: each person’s choices have repercussions on the life of everyone.”
  26. Pope Francis: “The world needs saints, and all of us, without exception, are called to holiness. We are not afraid!”
  27. Pope Francis: “We need smiling Christians, not because they take things lightly, but because they are filled with the joy of God, because they believe in love and live to serve.”
  28. Pope Francis: “Jesus is not pleased with a “percentage of love”: we cannot love him at twenty, fifty or sixty percent. It’s all or nothing.”
  29. Pope Francis: “Men and women bear God’s image within and are the object of His infinite love, in whatever condition they were called into existence.”
  30. Pope Francis: “Let us ask the Lord for the grace of being generous, so that our hearts may be opened and we may become kinder.”
  31. Pope Francis: “We cannot truly follow Jesus when we are weighed down by things, because if the heart is crowded with other goods, there will be no room for the Lord, who will become just one thing among others.”
  32. Pope Francis: “The Church grows in silence, in prayer, and with the good works that give witness.”
  33. Pope Francis: “The Christian way is that of the Beatitudes: meekness, humility, patience in suffering, love for justice, ability to endure persecution, not judging others.”
  34. Pope Francis: “Those who love use their imagination to discover solutions where others see only problems. Those who love help others according to their needs and with creativity, not according to preconceived ideas or common conceptions.”
  35. Pope Francis: “Jesus asks us to produce just one work of art, which is possible for everyone: that of our own life.”
  36. Pope Francis: “Christians promote peace, starting with the community in which they live.”
  37. Pope Francis: “Lord, focus our gaze on what is essential, make us strip ourselves of everything that does not help to make the Gospel of Jesus Christ transparent.”
  38. Pope Francis: “Let us hear the cry of the earth, wounded in a thousand ways by human greed. Let us allow her to remain a welcoming home, in which no one feels excluded.”
  39. Pope Francis: “#Lent is a reminder to stop, to return to the essential, to fast from all that is superfluous and distracting. It is a wake-up call for the spirit.”
  40. Pope Francis: “Today more than ever, our societies need “artisans of peace”, messengers and witnesses of God the Father, who wills the good and the happiness of the human family.”
  41. Pope Francis: “You cannot love only as long as it is “advantageous”. Love manifests itself when it goes beyond one’s own self-interest, and when it is given without reservation.”
  42. Pope Francis: “Faithfulness is the characteristic of free, mature and responsible human relationships.”
  43. Pope Francis: “Men and women bear God’s image within and are the object of His infinite love, in whatever condition they were called into existence.”
  44. Pope Francis: “Every human person, created in God’s image and likeness, is a value unto themselves and is subject to inalienable rights.”
  45. Pope Francis: “This is the first step in order to grow on our journey of faith: listening. Before speaking, listen.”
  46. Pope Francis: “Our life spreads light when it is given in service. The secret of joy is living to serve.”
  47. Pope Francis: “Let us thank God for “sister water”, such a simple and precious element, and let us strive to make it accessible to all.”
  48. Pope Francis: “Every human being has the right to life, to dream and to find his or her rightful place in our “common home”! Every person has a right to the future.”
  49. Pope Francis: “If we live like children of God and we let ourselves be guided by the Holy Spirit, we do good to all creation as well.”
  50. Pope Francis: “God has placed this plan in our hearts and in all creation: to love Him, our brothers and sisters, and the whole world, and to find true happiness in this love.”
  51. Pope Francis: “Promoting the development of the family means supporting and caring for every human person and for all of creation.”
  52. Pope Francis: “Every creature has a function, none is superfluous. The whole universe speaks the language of God’s love, of His boundless affection for us: soil, water, mountains, everything is God’s caress.”
  53. Pope Francis: “God does not reside in the greatness of that which we accomplish, but in the littleness of the poor persons that we meet.”
  54. Pope Francis: “Mercy shown to those who can only receive, without giving anything in return, is precious in the eyes of God.”
  55. Pope Francis: “Even today so many Christians are killed and persecuted for the love of Christ. They give their lives in silence, because their martyrdom isn’t newsworthy. Yet there are more Christian martyrs today than in the early centuries.”
  56. Pope Francis: “Without wonder, faith, like life, becomes grey and routine.”
  57. Pope Francis: “Euthanasia and assisted suicide are a defeat for all. We are called never to abandon those who are suffering, never giving up but caring and loving to restore hope.”
  58. Pope Francis: “As adults we must not rob children of their capacity to dream. Let us seek to promote an environment of hope, where their dreams may grow and be shared: A shared dream opens the path towards a new way of life.”
  59. Pope Francis: “Holy Spirit, make us artisans of harmony, sowers of good, apostles of hope!”
  60. Pope Francis: “The Beatitudes are not for supermen, but for those who confront the challenges and trials of every day.”
  61. Pope Francis: “The Lord gives each of us a vocation, a challenge to discover the talents and abilities we possess and to put them at the service of others.”
  62. Pope Francis: “The Lord invites all of us to conquer resentment with love and forgiveness, and to live the Christian faith with consistency and courage.”
  63. Pope Francis: “In the uncertainty that we feel both inside and out, the Lord gives us a certainty: He remembers us.”
  64. Pope Francis: “May the Lord open our hearts to the needs of the poor, the defenseless, those who knock on our door to be recognized as a person.”
  65. Pope Francis: “All of us have been created in the image and likeness of God and have the same dignity. Let us stop slavery!”
  66. Pope Francis: “We ask for the grace not to be lukewarm Christians, living on half measures, letting love grow cold.”
  67. Pope Francis: “We are called to be witnesses and messengers of God’s mercy, to offer the world light where there is darkness, hope where despair reigns, salvation where sin abounds.”
  68. Pope Francis: “Let us work together so that every person can have access to adequate food, according to the will of God.”
  69. Pope Francis: “God has entrusted us with His greatest gifts: our life, the lives of others, and so many different gifts for each person. He invites us to make these talents bear fruit with audacity and creativity.”
  70. Pope Francis: “How beautiful it would be if the poor could occupy in our hearts the place they have in the heart of God!”
  71. Pope Francis: “Protecting all life and proclaiming the Gospel are not separate or opposed; rather each appeals to, and requires, the other.”
  72. Pope Francis: “Try to create spaces in which the culture of efficiency, performance and success can become open to a culture of generous and selfless love, capable of offering to everyone, and not only to those who have “made it”, the possibility of a happy and successful life.”
  73. Pope Francis: “Peace is no more than an empty word unless it is founded on truth, built up in justice, animated and perfected by charity, and attained in freedom.”
  74. Pope Francis: “The human person is always sacred and inviolable, in any situation and at any stage of his or her development. If this conviction falls, there is no solid and permanent foundation for the defense of #HumanRights”
  75. Pope Francis: “”Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” The “earth” to conquer is the salvation of our brother and sister. There is no earth better than someone’s heart, no land more beautiful to gain than peace renewed with a brother or sister. This is the earth to inherit.”
  76. Pope Francis: “The option for the poor and the abandoned motivates us to liberate them from material poverty and to defend their rights, but also to invite them to friendship with the Lord, who loves them and has given them immense dignity.”
  77. Pope Francis: “If we want to be disciples of Christ, this is the way: loved by God, we are called to love; forgiven, to forgive; saved freely, to seek no profit from the good we do.”
  78. Pope Francis: “Let us pray to the Lord that he may move hearts and that all may overcome the logic of confrontation, hatred and revenge in order to rediscover themselves as brothers, children of one Father.”
  79. Pope Francis: “We will be judged on our relationship with the poor. When Jesus says, “The poor you will always have with you”, he is saying, “I will always be with you in the poor; I will be present there”. This is at the center of the Gospel, so much so that we will be judged on it.”
  80. Pope Francis: “The tragedy we are experiencing summons us to take seriously the things that are serious, and not to be caught up in those that matter less; to rediscover that life is of no use if not used to serve others. For life is measured by love.”
  81. Pope Francis: “In the time of trial that we are presently undergoing, we experience our frailty. We need the Lord, who sees an irrepressible beauty beyond that frailty. With Him we rediscover how precious we are, even in our vulnerability.”
  82. Pope Francis: “There are families in need who cannot work and have nothing to eat. Then along come usurers to take what little they have. Let us #PrayTogether for these families’ dignity. And let us pray also for the usurers, that the Lord might touch their hearts and convert them.”
  83. Pope Francis: “As we look ahead to a slow and arduous recovery from the pandemic, the risk is that an even worse virus may strike us: that of a selfish indifference that forgets those who are left behind.”
  84. Pope Francis: “I would like to ask the Lord to bless artists, who make us understand what beauty is. The Gospel cannot be understood without beauty. Let us #PrayTogether once more for artists.”
  85. Pope Francis: “We need the Holy Spirit to give us new eyes, to open our minds and our hearts to face the present moment and the future having learned this lesson: That humanity is one. No one is saved alone. No one.”
  86. Pope Francis: “The #Covid19 pandemic has shown that our societies are not organized well enough to make room for the elderly, with proper respect for their dignity and frailty. When the elderly are not cared for, there is no future for the young.”
  87. Pope Francis: “The Lord cannot enter into hard or ideological hearts. The Lord enters into hearts that are like His: hearts that are open and compassionate.”
  88. Pope Francis: “Let us begin anew from the numerous examples of generous, freely-given love, which in these months have shown us how much closeness, care, and sacrifice are needed to nourish fraternity and civil coexistence. In this way, we will emerge from this crisis stronger.”
  89. Pope Francis: “If you are looking for meaning in life but, not finding one, you throw yourself away with “imitations of love”, such as wealth, career, pleasure, or an addiction, let Jesus look at you, and you will discover you have always been loved.”
  90. Pope Francis: “Worship means concentrating on what is essential: ridding ourselves of useless things and addictions that anesthetize the heart and confound the mind.”
  91. Pope Francis: “In worship, we learn to reject what should not be worshiped: the god of money, the god of consumerism, the god of pleasure, the god of success, the god of self.”
  92. Pope Francis: “Jesus had authority because there was consistency in what he taught and what he did, in how he lived. Authority is seen in this: consistency and witness.”
  93. Pope Francis: “Working together to practice hospitality, especially towards those whose lives are most vulnerable, will make us better human beings, better disciples, and a more united Christian people.”
  94. Pope Francis: “The Gospel will not go forward with boring, bitter evangelizers. No. It will only go forward with joyful evangelizers, full of life.”
  95. Pope Francis: “We alone cannot satisfy ourselves. We need to unmask our self-sufficiency, overcome our closures, go back to being small within, be simple and enthusiastic, filled with fervor for God and love for others.”
  96. Pope Francis: “Care for nature is part of a lifestyle which includes the capacity for living together and communion. Jesus reminded us that we have God as our common Father and that this makes us brothers and sisters.”
  97. Pope Francis: “An integral ecology includes taking time to recover a serene harmony with creation, reflecting on our lifestyle and our ideals, and contemplating the Creator who lives among us and surrounds us.”
  98. Pope Francis: “God of love, show us our place in this world as channels of your love for all the creatures of this earth, for not one of them is forgotten in your sight. Praise be to you!”
  99. Pope Francis: “Everything is interconnected: Genuine care for our own lives and our relationships with nature is inseparable from fraternity, justice, and faithfulness to others.”
  100. Pope Francis: “Humility and simplicity are God’s way of life….The true greatness is to make yourself small, and serve.”