Top 500 Pope Francis Quotes (2026 Update)
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451. “The Christian truth is attractive and persuasive because it responds to humanity’s deepest needs.”

— Pope Francis

452. “Dear young people, pray with me for peace in the world.”

— Pope Francis

453. “I make a forceful and urgent call to the entire Catholic Church, and also to every Christian of other confessions, as well as to followers of every religion and to those brothers and sisters who do not believe: peace is a good which overcomes every barrier, because it belongs to all of humanity!”

— Pope Francis

454. “We cannot be tepid disciples. The Church needs our courage in order to give witness to truth.”

— Pope Francis

455. “A society can be judged by the way it treats its children.”

— Pope Francis

456. “We have to work harder to develop a profound theology of women within the church. The feminine genius is needed wherever we make important decisions.”

— Pope Francis

457. “The important thing is to not walk alone, but to rely on each other as brothers and sisters.”

— Pope Francis

458. “So many of you have lost everything. I don’t know what to say to you. But the Lord does know what to say to you. Some of you have lost part of your families. All I can do is keep silence and walk with you all with my silent heart.”

— Pope Francis

459. “A great challenge: stop ruining the garden which God has entrusted to us so that all may enjoy it.”

— Pope Francis

460. “One cannot offend, make war, kill in the name of one’s own religion, that is, in the name of God.”

— Pope Francis

461. “The culture of prosperity deadens us; we are thrilled if the market offers us something new to purchase; and in the meantime all those lives stunted for lack of opportunity seem a mere spectacle; they fail to move us.”

— Pope Francis

462. “Who am I to judge a gay person?”

— Pope Francis

463. “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

464. “Among our tasks as witnesses to the love of Christ is that of giving a voice to the cry of the poor.”

— Pope Francis

465. “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.”

— Pope Francis

466. “Be close tot he poor, the needy, to touch in their flesh the flesh of Jesus. Be close, please.”

— Pope Francis

467. “These two criteria are like the pillars of true love: deeds, and the gift of self.”

— Pope Francis

468. “May the power of Christ, which brings freedom and service, be felt in so many hearts afflicted by war, persecution and slavery.”

— Pope Francis

469. “Let us all remember this: one cannot proclaim the Gospel of Jesus without the tangible witness of one’s life.”

— Pope Francis

470. “The Lord has redeemed all of us, all of us, with the blood of Christ: all of us, not just Catholics. Everyone! ‘Father, the atheists?’ Even the atheists. Everyone!”

— Pope Francis

471. “Mercy will always be greater than any sin, no one can put a limit on the love of the all-forgiving God.”

— Pope Francis

472. “Saint John Paul II, pray for us and especially for our youth.”

— Pope Francis

473. “We can get angry: it’s even healthy to get angry from time to time.”

— Pope Francis

474. “We all need to improve, to change for the better. Lent helps us fight against our faults.”

— Pope Francis

475. “Lord Jesus, make us capable of loving as you love.”

— Pope Francis

476. “What need does the earth have of us?”

— Pope Francis

477. “Today, however, we have to realize that a true ecological approach always becomes a social approach; it must integrate questions of justice in debates on the environment, so as to hear both the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor.”

— Pope Francis

478. “Faith grows when it is lived and shaped by Love.”

— Pope Francis

479. “May every Church and Christian community be a place of mercy amid so much indifference.”

— Pope Francis

480. “Created half to rise, and half to fall; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurled; The glory, jest, and riddle of the world!”

— Pope Francis

481. “Certain realities in life are only seen through eyes that are cleansed through our tears. Let us learn how to weep.”

— Pope Francis

482. “No act of virtue can be great if it is not followed by advantage for others. So, no matter how much time you spend fasting, no matter how much you sleep on a hard floor and eat ashes and sigh continually, if you do no good to others, you do nothing great.”

— Pope Francis

483. “When no one is to blame, everyone is to blame.”

— Pope Francis

484. “How many innocent people and children suffer in the world! Lord, grant us your peace!”

— Pope Francis

485. “We must restore hope to young people, help the old, be open to the future, spread love. Be poor among the poor. We need to include the excluded and preach peace.”

— Pope Francis

486. “Let those desert places in our hearts bloom.”

— Pope Francis

487. “Sometimes tears are the glasses that we need to see Jesus.”

— Pope Francis

488. “God understands us, He waits for us. He doesn’t get tired of forgiving us. If we repent and go to him with a truly open heart.”

— Pope Francis

489. “Human beings are themselves considered consumer goods to be used and then discarded. We have created a ‘disposable’ culture which is now spreading. It is no longer simply about exploitation and oppression, but something new.”

— Pope Francis

490. “I feel so low that instead of picking myself up I have to cut others down.”

— Pope Francis

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

— Pope Francis

492. “Fathers are so necessary as examples and guides for our children in wisdom and virtue. Without father figures, young people often feel orphaned; left adrift at a critical moment in their growth and development.”

— Pope Francis

493. “We need to proclaim the Gospel on every street corner, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing, even with our preaching, every kind of disease and wound.”

— Pope Francis

494. “Joy cannot be held at heel: it must be let go. Joy is a pilgrim virtue. It is a gift that walks, walks on the path of life, that walks with Jesus: preaching, proclaiming Jesus, proclaiming joy, lengthens and widens that path.”

— Pope Francis

495. “To live as true children of God means to love our neighbour and to be close to those who are lonely and in difficulty.”

— Pope Francis

496. “Following Jesus means taking up one’s own cross to accompany him on his path, an uncomfortable path that is not one of success or earthly glory, but which leads to true freedom, the freedom from selfishness and sin.”

— Pope Francis

497. “Do I guard myself, my heart, my feelings, my thoughts? Do I guard the treasure of grace? Do I guard the presence of the Holy Spirit in me? Or do I let go, feeling secure, believing that all is going well?”

— Pope Francis

498. “A Christian who is not a revolutionary today isn’t a Christian.”

— Pope Francis

499. “Let’s pray for whole world that there be brotherhood. I hope this journey of the church we begin today is fruitful for evangelization.”

— Pope Francis

500. “Sometimes we know what we have to do, but we lack the courage to do it. Let us learn from Mary how to make decisions, trusting in the Lord.”

— Pope Francis