Quotes from Pope Francis

Love is more powerful, love gives life, love makes hope blossom in the wilderness.

Since many of you do not belong to the Catholic Church and others are non-believers, from the bottom of my heart I give this silent blessing to each and every one of you, respecting the conscience of each one of you but knowing that each one of you is a child of God.

I am always wary of decisions made hastily. I am always wary of the first decision, that is, the first thing that comes to my mind if I have to make a decision. This is usually the wrong thing. I have to wait and assess, looking deep into myself, taking the necessary time.

If the Christian is a restorationist, a legalist, if he wants everything clear and safe, then he will find nothing. Tradition and memory of the past must help us to have the courage to open up new areas to God.

If investments in banks fall, it is a tragedy, and people say, 'What are we going to do?' but if people die of hunger, have nothing to eat or suffer from poor health, that's nothing.

Young people are just as attracted to the truth as they are convenience and expediency.

The Christian truth is attractive and persuasive because it responds to humanity's deepest needs.

The true strength of the Christian is the power of truth and love, which leads to the renunciation of all violence. Faith and violence are incompatible.

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!

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

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

Jesus is more than a friend. He is a teacher of truth and life who shows us the way that leads to happiness.

Where there is truth, there is also light, but don't confuse light with the flash.

Proclaim the beauty and truth of the Christian message to a society which is tangent by confusing presentations of sexuality, marriage and the family.

The church does not need apologists of its causes nor crusaders of its battles, but sowers humble and confident of the truth, who ... trust of its power

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.

It's true, harm to Catholics must always be avoided, and all of us do this...but not at the price of the truth!

I'm the type of human who is interested most in the truth. God gave me a healthy love for the truth.

Truth is a relationship. As such, each one of us receives the truth and expresses it from within, that is to say, according to one's own circumstances, culture, and situation in life.

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.

The proclamation of the saving love of God comes before moral and religious imperatives. Today sometimes it seems that the opposite order is prevailing.

The Cross isn't an ornament, mere symbol. It's the mystery of God's love, that He died for our sins.

When you lose the capacity to dream, you lose the capacity to love, and the energy to love is lost.

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