Quotes from Pope Francis

Grace is not part of consciousness; it is the amount of light in our souls, not knowledge nor reason.

Many powerful people don't want peace, because they live off war.

The only war that we must all fight is the one against evil.

We are living in a time of many wars. The call for peace must be shouted. Peace sometimes gives the impression of being quiet, but it is never quiet. Peace if always proactive and dynamic.

When I was a seminarian, I was dazzled by a girl I met at an uncle's wedding. I was surprised by her beauty, her intellectual brilliance... and, well, I was bowled over for quite a while.

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

If we learn to say we're sorry and ask forgiveness, the marriage will last.

We cannot sleep peacefully while babies are dying of hunger and the elderly are without medical assistance

Advent is a journey towards Bethlehem. May we let ourselves be drawn by the light of God made man.

The love of God is not generic. God looks with love upon every man and woman, calling them by name.

To say that you can kill in the name of God is blasphemy.

In this quest to seek and find God in all things, there is still an area of uncertainty. There must be. If a person says that he met God with total certainty and is not touched by a margin of uncertainty, then this is not good.

On the ordination of women, the church has spoken and said no. John Paul II, in a definitive formulation said that door is closed.

Don't let anyone rob you of hope.

May no one use religion as a pretext for actions against human dignity and against the fundamental rights of every man and woman.

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.

Humility saves man: pride makes him lose his way.

The mercy of Jesus is not just sentiment: indeed it is a force that gives life, that raises man up!

We must not reduce the bosom of the universal church to a nest protecting our mediocrity.

All men and women of good will are bound by the task of pursuing peace.

It is necessary to broaden the opportunities for a stronger presence of women in the church.

In the Church, and in the journey of faith, women have had and still have a special role in opening doors to the Lord.

I thank all missionaries, men and women who quietly work hard for the Lord and their brothers and sisters.

Wherever there are men and women who have consecrated their lives to God, there you find joy.