Top 500 Pope Francis Quotes (2024 Update)
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201. “We Christians identify Christ with the sun, and the moon with the Church, the community of the faithful. No one, save Jesus Christ, possesses his or her own light.”

— Pope Francis

202. “Love makes us similar, it creates equality, it breaks down walls and eliminates distances. God did this with us.”

— Pope Francis

203. “Be sanctuaries of respect for life, proclaiming the sacredness of every human life from conception to natural death.”

— Pope Francis

204. “I want to say one word to you and this word is “Joy”. Wherever there are consecrated people, seminarians, men and women religious, young people, there is joy, there is always joy!”

— Pope Francis

205. “God’s goodness is stronger than any evil!”

— Pope Francis

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

— Pope Francis

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

— Pope Francis

208. “When we are generous in welcoming people and sharing something with them-some food, a place in our homes, our time-not only do we no longer remain poor: we are enriched.”

— Pope Francis

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

— Pope Francis

210. “Truth, according to the Christian faith, is God’s love for us in Jesus Christ. Therefore, truth is a relationship.”

— Pope Francis

211. “Confirmation strengthens us to defend the faith and to spread the Gospel courageously.”

— Pope Francis

212. “Christmas is joy, religious joy, an inner joy of light and peace.”

— Pope Francis

213. “The fight against evil is long and difficult. It is essential to pray constantly and to be patient.”

— Pope Francis

214. “Christ comes among us at Christmas: it is the perfect time for a personal encounter with the Lord.”

— Pope Francis

215. “From my point of view, God is the light that illuminates the darkness, even if it does not dissolve it, and a spark of divine light is within each of us.”

— Pope Francis

216. “The Internet offers immense possibilities for encounter and solidarity. This is something truly good, a gift from God.”

— Pope Francis

217. “Mary’s life shows that God accomplishes great deeds through those who are the most humble.”

— Pope Francis

218. “The Christian family is missionary: it announces the love of God to the world.”

— Pope Francis

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

— Pope Francis

220. “Consumerism has accustomed us to waste. But throwing food away is like stealing it from the poor and hungry.”

— Pope Francis

221. “The confessional is not a torture chamber, but the place in which the Lord’s mercy motivates us to do better.”

— Pope Francis

222. “The joy of the gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus.”

— Pope Francis

223. “The laity are called to become a leaven of Christian living within society.”

— Pope Francis

224. “Today too, amid so much darkness, we need to see the light of hope and to be men and women who bring hope to others.”

— Pope Francis

225. “Help one another. This is what Jesus teaches us. This is what I do, and I do it with my heart.”

— Pope Francis

226. “You cannot be in a position of power and destroy the life of another person.”

— Pope Francis

227. “Let us never forget that authentic power is service, which has its radiant culmination on the Cross.”

— Pope Francis

228. “The person who gossips is a terrorist who drops a bomb, destroys, and they destroy others.”

— Pope Francis

229. “Our life must be centred on what is essential, on Jesus Christ. Everything else is secondary.”

— Pope Francis

230. “Because if we destroy Creation, Creation will destroy us! Never forget this!”

— Pope Francis

231. “On climate change, there is a clear, definitive and ineluctable ethical imperative to act.”

— Pope Francis

232. “Beware of getting too comfortable! When we are comfortable, it’s easy to forget other people.”

— Pope Francis

233. “Let us allow God to fill our hearts with his goodness and mercy.”

— Pope Francis

234. “Charity that does not change the situation of the poor isn’t enough.”

— Pope Francis

235. “Today is my anniversary of ordination to the priesthood. Please pray for me and all priests.”

— Pope Francis

236. “This is what marriage is all about – Man and woman walking together, wherein the husband helps his wife to become ever more a woman, and wherein the woman has the task of helping her husband to become ever more a man.”

— Pope Francis

237. “Miracles happen. But prayer is needed! Prayer that is courageous, struggling and persevering, not prayer that is a mere formality.”

— Pope Francis

238. “And with the grace of Baptism and of Eucharistic Communion I can become an instrument of God’s mercy, of that beautiful mercy of God.”

— Pope Francis

239. “Jesus is the sun and Mary is the dawn announcing his rising.”

— Pope Francis

240. “Art in the Church fundamentally exists for evangelization.”

— Pope Francis

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

— Pope Francis

242. “Pastors must welcome the lost sheep. Actually, I made a mistake. I said welcome, rather, go out and find them.”

— Pope Francis

243. “Our Christian identity is belonging to a people: the Church. Without the Church we are not Christians.”

— Pope Francis

244. “Dear young people, do not be afraid of making decisive choices in life. Have faith; the Lord will not abandon you!”

— Pope Francis

245. “The culture of comfort, which makes us think only of ourselves, makes us insensitive to the cries of other people.”

— Pope Francis

246. “Our life is made up of time, and time is a gift from God, so it is important that it be used in good and fruitful actions.”

— Pope Francis

247. “Every Christian is a missionary to the extent that he or she bears witness to God’s love. Be missionaries of God’s tenderness!”

— Pope Francis

248. “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.”

— Pope Francis

249. “The Holy Spirit truly transforms us. With our cooperation, he also wants to transform the world we live in.”

— Pope Francis

250. “This is the mission of every Christian: lumina pandit – to spread the light and to tell the world of God’s love.”

— Pope Francis