Top 500 Pope Francis Quotes (2024 Update)
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301. “Breathing is made up of two stages: inhaling, the intake of air, and exhaling, the letting out of air. The spiritual life is fed, nourished, by prayer and is expressed outwardly through mission: inhaling and exhaling. When we inhale, by prayer, we receive the fresh air of the Holy Spirit.”

— Pope Francis

302. “We ask the risen Jesus, who turns death into life, to change hatred into love, vengeance into forgiveness, war into peace. Yes, Christ is our peace, and through him to implore peace for all the world.”

— Pope Francis

303. “Our mission as Christians is to conform ourselves evermore to Jesus as the model of our lives.”

— Pope Francis

304. “I believe in the kindness of others, and that I must love them without fear.”

— Pope Francis

305. “I have neither silver nor gold, but I bring with me the most precious thing given to me: Jesus Christ.”

— Pope Francis

306. “Christians are those who let God clothe them with goodness and mercy, with Christ, so as to become, like Christ, servants of God and others.”

— Pope Francis

307. “Jesus teaches us another way: Go out. Go out and share your testimony, go out and interact with your brothers, go out and share, go out and ask. Become the Word in body as well as spirit.”

— Pope Francis

308. “If there is no humility, love remains blocked.”

— Pope Francis

309. “The climate is a common good, belonging to all and meant for all.”

— Pope Francis

310. “Only those who serve with love are able to protect!”

— Pope Francis

311. “The family is the most important wealth of a nation. May we endeavor to defend and strengthen the foundation of society.”

— Pope Francis

312. “The scourge of drug trafficking, that favors violence and sows the seeds of suffering and death, requires of society as a whole an act of courage.”

— Pope Francis

313. “Evolution in nature is not inconsistent with the notion of creation, because evolution requires the creation of beings that evolve.”

— Pope Francis

314. “Practicing charity is the best way to evangelize.”

— Pope Francis

315. “This is important: to get to know people, listen, expand the circle of ideas. The world is crisscrossed by roads that come closer together and move apart, but the important thing is that they lead towards the Good.”

— Pope Francis

316. “All of us benefit from remembering our past. A people which remembers does not repeat past errors; instead, it looks with confidence to the challenges of the present and the future.”

— Pope Francis

317. “The worship of the golden calf of old has found a new and heartless image in the cult of money and the dictatorship of an economy which is faceless and lacking any truly human goal.”

— Pope Francis

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

— Pope Francis

319. “We can observe the Fourth Commandment by loving visits to our aging grandparents.”

— Pope Francis

320. “A church without women would be like the apostolic college without Mary. The Madonna is more important than the apostles, and the church herself is feminine, the spouse of Christ and a mother.”

— Pope Francis

321. “It hurts me when I see a priest or a nun with the latest model car, you can’t do this. A car is necessary to do a lot of work, but please, choose a more humble one. If you like the fancy one, just think about how many children are dying of hunger in the world.”

— Pope Francis

322. “Whoever says he is without sin is a liar or is blind.”

— Pope Francis

323. “The thing the Church needs most today is the ability to heal wounds and to warm the hearts of the faithful.”

— Pope Francis

324. “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

325. “Let us go back to the Lord. The Lord never tires of forgiving: never! It is we who tire of asking his forgiveness. Let us ask for the grace not to tire of asking forgiveness, because he never tires of forgiving.”

— Pope Francis

326. “The Son of God became incarnate in the souls of men to instill the feeling of brotherhood. All are brothers and all children of God.”

— Pope Francis

327. “Everyone must be a missionary, everyone can hear that call of Jesus and go forth and proclaim the Kingdom!”

— Pope Francis

328. “If you withdraw into yourself, you run the risk of becoming Egocentric. And stagnant water becomes putrid.”

— Pope Francis

329. “Every threat to the family is a threat to society itself. So protect your families! See in them your country’s greatest treasure and nourish them always by prayer and the grace of the sacraments.”

— Pope Francis

330. “Where we find hate and darkness, may we bring love and hope, in order to give a more human face to society.”

— Pope Francis

331. “A credible witness to truth and to the values of the Gospel is urgently needed.”

— Pope Francis

332. “God loves us. May we discover the beauty of loving and being loved.”

— Pope Francis

333. “Let us protect with love all that God has given us!”

— Pope Francis

334. “In Confession, Jesus welcomes us with all our sinfulness, to give us a new heart, capable of loving as he loves.”

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335. “How many of us, myself included, have lost our bearings; we are no longer attentive to the world in which we live; we don’t care; we don’t protect what God created for everyone, and we end up unable even to care for one another.”

— Pope Francis

336. “We must not be afraid of solidarity; rather let us make all we have and are available to God.”

— Pope Francis

337. “Let us protect Christ in our lives, so that we can protect others, so that we can protect creation!”

— Pope Francis

338. “It means protecting people, showing loving concern for each and every person, especially children, the elderly, those in need, who are often the last we think about.”

— Pope Francis

339. “It is important to integrate immigrants into society and to welcome them in the church community.”

— Pope Francis

340. “Being a Christian means renouncing ourselves, taking up the cross and carrying it with Jesus. There is no other way.”

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341. “What is most important subject you have to learn in life? To learn how to love. This is the challenge that life offers you: to learn bow to love. Not just to accumulate information without knowing what to do with it. But through that love, let that information bear fruit.”

— Pope Francis

342. “Dear Young People, do not be mediocre; the Christian life challenges us with great ideals!”

— Pope Francis

343. “Dear young people, listen within: Christ is knocking at the door of your heart.”

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344. “At times we can be self-absorbed. Lord, help us to open our hearts to others and to serve those who are most vulnerable.”

— Pope Francis

345. “Christ is always faithful. Let us pray to be always faithful to him.”

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346. “It makes no difference whether they be Catholics, Orthodox, Copts or Protestants. They are Christians! Their blood is one and the same. Their blood confesses Christ.”

— Pope Francis

347. “Resolve not to be overcome by evil, but to combat evil with good.”

— Pope Francis

348. “Communications requires study, preparation, and a special attention to truth, goodness and beauty.”

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349. “Do not forget, read a passage from the Gospel every day. It is the power that changes us, that transforms us, it changes life and it changes the heart.”

— Pope Francis

350. “A good example brings about so much good, but hypocrisy brings about so much evil.”

— Pope Francis