Top 500 Pope Francis Quotes (2026 Update)
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351. “Dear Young People, do not be mediocre; the Christian life challenges us with great ideals!”

— Pope Francis

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

— Pope Francis

353. “The Big Bang, which today we hold to be the origin of the world, does not contradict the intervention of the divine creator but, rather, requires it.”

— Pope Francis

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

— Pope Francis

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

— Pope Francis

356. “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

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

— Pope Francis

358. “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

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

— Pope Francis

360. “At times we are slaves of sin. Lord, come to free us!”

— Pope Francis

361. “Laboratories are useful, but reflection for us must always start from experience.”

— Pope Francis

362. “Money has to serve, not to rule.”

— Pope Francis

363. “Living together is an art. It’s a patient art, it’s a beautiful art, it’s fascinating.”

— Pope Francis

364. “The tyranny of relativism is the spiritual poverty of our time.”

— Pope Francis

365. “Politics is noble; it is one of the highest forms of charity, as Paul VI used to say. We sully it when we mix it with business. The relationship between the Church and political power can also be corrupted if common good is not the only converging point.”

— Pope Francis

366. “Babies cry, make noise, go here and there. But it annoys me when a baby cries in church and there are those who say he needs to go out. The cry of a baby is God’s voice: never drive them away from the church!”

— Pope Francis

367. “In the silence of the Cross, the uproar of weapons ceases and the language of reconciliation, forgiveness, dialogue and peace is spoken.”

— Pope Francis

368. “To be wise use three languages: think well, feel well and do well. And to be wise allow yourselves to be surprised by the love of God. That will guarantee a good life.”

— Pope Francis

369. “People in every nation enhance the social dimension of their lives by acting as committed and responsible citizens.”

— Pope Francis

370. “Education, work, and access to health care for all are key elements for development and the just distribution of goods, for the attainment of social justice, for membership in society, and for free and responsible participation in political life.”

— Pope Francis

371. “Do not feel discouraged by all the challenges and hardships you might face. I ask you not to forget that, like those who came here before you, you bring many gifts to this new nation of yours.”

— Pope Francis

372. “This is ideological colonization. They colonize people with ideas that try to change mentalities or structures, but this is not new. This was done by the dictatorships of the last century.”

— Pope Francis

373. “Through prayer, charity and humility before God, people receive a heart which is firm and merciful, attentive and generous, a heart which is not closed, indifferent or prey to the globalization of indifference.”

— Pope Francis

374. “Let’s not be naive, we’re not talking about a simple political battle; it is a destructive pretension against the plan of God. We are not talking about a mere bill, but rather a machination of the Father of Lies that seeks to confuse and deceive the children of God.”

— Pope Francis

375. “Dear young people, don’t be afraid to marry. A faithful and fruitful marriage will bring you happiness.”

— Pope Francis

376. “An evangelizer must never look like someone who has just come back from a funeral.”

— Pope Francis

377. “The fight against poverty and hunger must be fought constantly and on many fronts, especially in its causes.”

— Pope Francis

378. “In the moment of hardship, we ask why some things happen. In those moments of suffering, questioning prayers that do not ask for explanations but beg the Lord to accompany us are the most useful.”

— Pope Francis

379. “Unrestrained liberalism only makes the strong stronger and the weak weaker and excludes the most excluded.”

— Pope Francis

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380. “If sadness comes to you one day with an invitation, tell it you are committed to joy and will be faithful to it your whole life long.”

— Pope Francis

381. “The family is where we are formed as people. Every family is a brick in the building of society.”

— Pope Francis

382. “A Christian brings peace to others. Not only peace, but also love, kindness, faithfulness and joy.”

— Pope Francis

383. “God is not a divine being or a magician, but the Creator who brought everything to life.”

— Pope Francis

384. “To protect creation, to protect every man and every woman, to look upon them with tenderness and love is to open up a horizon of hope.”

— Pope Francis

385. “The key that opens the door to the faith is prayer.”

— Pope Francis

386. “The emptier a person’s heart is, the more he or she needs to buy, own, and consume.”

— Pope Francis

387. “Children have a right to grow up in a family with a father and a mother.”

— Pope Francis

388. “Vanity, showing off, is an attitude that reduces spirituality to a worldly thing, which is the worst sin that could be committed in the church.”

— Pope Francis

389. “Let us pray for peace, and let us bring it about, starting in our own homes.”

— Pope Francis

390. “If we act like children of God, knowing that he loves us, our lives will be made new, filled with serenity and joy.”

— Pope Francis

391. “I like it when someone tells me ‘I don’t agree.’ This is a true collaborator. When they say ‘Oh, how great, how great, how great,’ that’s not useful.”

— Pope Francis

392. “There is no worse material poverty, I am keen to stress, than the poverty which prevents people from earning their bread and deprives them of the dignity of work.”

— Pope Francis

393. “When we do not adore God, we adore something else. Money and power are false idols which often take the place of God.”

— Pope Francis

394. “I dream of a church that is a mother and shepherdess.”

— Pope Francis

395. “Do not be afraid to go and to bring Christ into every area of life, to the fringes of society, even to those who seem farthest away, most indifferent.”

— Pope Francis

396. “When everything falls apart, only one thing sustains our hope: God loves us, he loves everyone!”

— Pope Francis

397. “I would like to ask all those who have positions of responsibility in economic, political and social life, and all men and women of goodwill: let us be ‘protectors’ of creation, protectors of God’s plan inscribed in nature, protectors of one another and of the environment.”

— Pope Francis

398. “I have a dogmatic certainty: God is in every person’s life. God is in everyone’s life. Even if the life of a person has been a disaster, even if it is destroyed by vices, drugs or anything else – God is in this person’s life. You can – you must – try to seek God in every human life.”

— Pope Francis

399. “Indifference is dangerous, whether innocent or not.”

— Pope Francis

400. “Without a solution to the problems of the poor, we will not solve the problems of the world. We need projects, mechanisms and processes to implement better distribution of resources, from the creation of new jobs to the integral promotion of those who are excluded’.”

— Pope Francis