Pope Francis Quotes On Life, Love, Family, & Mercy

Pope Francis was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio on 17 December 1936 is the 266th and current pope of the Catholic Church, the bishop of Rome, and sovereign of the Vatican City State. He was elected on 13 March 2013. He chose the name Francis to honor St. Francis of Assisi. Pope Francis has been eminently very quotable. Here is a collection of the best Pope Francis quotes and sayings on life, love, faith, mercy, and more from the man who stands as a symbol of hope and a voice of change within the Catholic Church and beyond.

Pope Francis is a spiritual leader whose papacy inspired millions worldwide with his humility, compassion, and commitment to social justice. He was the first pope from South America, the first from the Western Hemisphere, and the first from the Jesuit order.

These inspirational Pope Francis quotations on God, youth, and family will remind you that the path to a better world begins with love for one another and care for our common home.

Top 10 Pope Francis Quotes

1. “Money has to serve, not to rule.” — Pope Francis

   
2. “Where there is no work, there is no dignity.” — Pope Francis

   

3. “Wretched are those who are vindictive and spiteful.” — Pope Francis

   

4. “No one can grow if he does not accept his smallness.” — Pope Francis

   

5. “This is the struggle of every person: be free or be a slave.” — Pope Francis

   

6. “Indifference is dangerous, whether innocent or not.” ― Pope Francis

   

7. “Life is a journey. When we stop, things don’t go right.” — Pope Francis

   

8. “A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just.” — Pope Francis

   

9. “I ask you to ensure that humanity is served by wealth and not ruled by it.” — Pope Francis 
10. “God never tires of forgiving us; we are the ones who tire of seeking his mercy.” — Pope Francis

    

Famous Quotes By Pope Francis

1. “God’s love is unbounded. It has no limits.” — Pope Francis
2. “To say that you can kill in the name of God is blasphemy.” — Pope Francis
3. “Sometimes in our lives, tears are the lenses we need to see Jesus.” – Pope Francis
4. “Find new ways to spread the word of God to every corner of the world.” — Pope Francis
5. “Abortion isn’t a lesser evil, it’s a crime. Taking one life to save another, that’s what the Mafia does. It’s a crime. It’s an absolute evil.” — Pope Francis
6. “Situations can change; people can change. Be the first to seek to bring good. Do not grow accustomed to evil, but defeat it with good.” — Pope Francis
7. “Kindness is firm and persevering intention to always will the good of others, even the unfriendly.” — Pope Francis
8. “Grace is not part of consciousness; it is the amount of light in our souls, not knowledge nor reason.” — Pope Francis
9. “Among us, who is above must be in service of the others. This doesn’t mean we have to wash each other’s feet every day, but we must help one another.” — Pope Francis
10. “If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge? We shouldn’t marginalize people for this. They must be integrated into society.” — Pope Francis

Pope Francis Quotes On Hope & Faith

1. “Christmas is joy, religious joy, an inner joy of light and peace.” — Pope Francis
2. “If we start without confidence, we have already lost half the battle and we bury our talents.” — Pope Francis
3. “It is not enough to say we are Christians. We must live the faith, not only with our words, but with our actions.” — Pope Francis
4. “I believe in God – not in a Catholic God; there is no Catholic God. There is God, and I believe in Jesus Christ, his incarnation.” — Pope Francis
5. “Worshipping is stripping ourselves of our idols, even the most hidden ones, and choosing the Lord as the centre, as the highway of our lives.” — Pope Francis
6. “A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges is not Christian. This is not in the Gospel.” — Pope Francis
7. “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
8. “Through the desert God leads us to freedom.”— Pope Francis‘ Message for Lent 2024 has this theme
9. “Never give up on the people you love. Never give up on being happy. Because life is an incredible show.” — Pope Francis
10. “Rivers do not drink their own water, trees do not eat their own fruits, sun does not shine on it self and flowers do not spread their fragrance for themselves. Living for others is a rule of nature. We are all born to help each other. No matter how difficult it is. Life is good when you are happy, but much better when others are happy because of you” — Pope Francis

Best Pope Francis Quotes On Love

1. “Have the courage to be truly happy!” — Pope Francis
2. “To change the world we must be good to those who cannot repay us.” — Pope Francis
3. “Living together is an art. It’s a patient art, it’s a beautiful art, it’s fascinating.” — Pope Francis
4. “Truth, according to the Christian faith, is God’s love for us in Jesus Christ. Therefore, truth is a relationship.” — Pope Francis
5. “The confessional is not a torture chamber, but the place in which the Lord’s mercy motivates us to do better.” — Pope Francis
6. “If our hearts are closed, if our hearts are made of stone, the stones find their way into our hands and we are ready to throw them.” — Pope Francis
7. “Love is the greatest power for the transformation of reality because it pulls down the walls of selfishness and fills the ditches that keep us apart.” — Pope Francis
8. “Peace is a precious gift, which must be promoted and protected… Never has the use of violence brought peace in its wake. War begets war, violence begets violence.” — Pope Francis
9. “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

Best Pope Francis Quotes On Life 

1. “This is what I want, a poor Church for the poor.” — Pope Francis
2. “I come as a pilgrim of peace and an apostle of hope.” — Pope Francis
3. “Let us ask for the grace not to tire of asking forgiveness, because He never tires of forgiving.” — Pope Francis
4. “We have a Lord who is capable of crying with us, capable of walking with us in the most difficult moments of life.” — Pope Francis
5. “If you are friends with Jesus he will make you feel His presence in your life. And you will never feel alone or abandoned.” — Pope Francis
6. “Human rights are not only violated by terrorism, repression or assassination, but also by unfair economic structures that creates huge inequalities.” — Pope Francis
7. “In a word, if we want security, let us give security; if we want life, let us give life; if we want opportunities, let us provide opportunities.” — Pope Francis
8. “God never gives someone a gift they are not capable of receiving. If he gives us the gift of Christmas, it is because we all have the ability to understand and receive it.” — Pope Francis
9. “Everyone has his own idea of good and evil and must choose to follow the good and fight evil as he conceives them. That would be enough to make the world a better place.” — Pope Francis
10. “It’s best to not confuse optimism with hope. Optimism is a phycological attitude toward life. Hope goes further. It is an anchor that one hurls toward the future, it’s what lets you pull on the line and reach what you’re aiming for…” — Pope Francis

Conclusion

Francis grew up in a modest family with a strong sense of humility and a strong belief in serving others. These values became the foundation of his papacy. He chose to live a humble lifestyle by opting to live in the ‘Domus Sanctae Marthae’ guesthouse rather than the papal apartments of the Apostolic Palace setting a precedent of simplicity and compassion.

As a Pope, Francis has encouraged people to seek better understanding, engage in conversations among different faiths, and work together to fight poverty, inequality, and environmental degradation.

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