Quotes from Pope Francis
Families have a citizenship which is divine. The identity card they have is given to them by God. So that within the heart of the family, truth, goodness and beauty may truly grow.
— Pope Francis
It's true, harm to Catholics must always be avoided, and all of us do this...but not at the price of the truth!
— Pope Francis
I'm the type of human who is interested most in the truth. God gave me a healthy love for the truth.
— Pope Francis
Truth is a relationship. As such, each one of us receives the truth and expresses it from within, that is to say, according to one's own circumstances, culture, and situation in life.
— Pope Francis
Sin, also for those who don't have faith, exists when one goes against one's conscience. To listen to and obey it means, in fact, to decide in face of what is perceived as good or evil. And on this decision pivots the goodness or malice of our action.
— Pope Francis
The proclamation of the saving love of God comes before moral and religious imperatives. Today sometimes it seems that the opposite order is prevailing.
— Pope Francis
The Cross isn't an ornament, mere symbol. It's the mystery of God's love, that He died for our sins.
— Pope Francis
When you lose the capacity to dream, you lose the capacity to love, and the energy to love is lost.
— Pope Francis
These two criteria are like the pillars of true love: deeds, and the gift of self.
— Pope Francis
As Christians, we have an additional reason to love and serve the poor; for in them we see the face and the flesh of Christ, who made himself poor so to enrich us with his poverty.
— Pope Francis
Perhaps I can say that I am a bit astute, that I can adapt to circumstances, but it is also true that I am a bit naive. Yes, but the best summary, the one that comes more from the inside and I feel most true is this: I am a sinner whom the Lord has looked upon.
— Pope Francis
When everything falls apart, only one thing sustains our hope: God loves us, he loves everyone!
— Pope Francis