Quotes from Pope Francis

When one lives attached to money, pride or power, it is impossible to be truly happy.

In effect, a selfish and boundless thirst for power and material prosperity leads both to the misuse of available natural resources and to the exclusion of the weak and the disadvantaged.

The search for God means having the courage to set out on a risky path, it means following our restless hearts.

God never tires of forgiving us; we are the ones who tire of seeking his mercy.

There is no sin that God cannot pardon. All we need to do is ask for forgiveness

We are all sinners. But God heals us with an abundance of grace, mercy and tenderness

Jesus understands our weaknesses and sins; and he forgives us if we allow ourselves to be forgiven.

We are all sinners. But may the Lord not let us be hypocrites. Hypocrites don't know the meaning of forgiveness, joy and the love of God.

God never tires of forgiving us.

This is God's way, the way of humility. It is the way of Jesus; there is no other. And there can be no humility without humiliation.

Around us there is the presence of evil. The devil is at work. But in a loud voice I say: GOD IS STRONGER.

In the roughest moments, remember: God is our Father; God does not abandon his children.

Religious fundamentalism, even before it eliminates human beings by perpetrating horrendous killings, eliminates God himself, turning him into a mere ideological pretext.

It is by God's mercy that we are saved. May we never tire of spreading this joyful message to the world.

There is no such thing as low-cost Christianity. Following Jesus means swimming against the tide, renouncing evil and selfishness

God is not a demiurge [demigod] or a magician, but the Creator who gives being to all entities.

Do I pray that the Lord gives me the desire to do his will, or do I look for compromises because I'm afraid of God's will?

God calls you to make definitive choices, and He has a plan for each of you: to discover that plan and to respond to your vocation is to move toward personal fulfillment.

With God, nothing is lost; but without him, everything is lost.

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.

Take care of God's creation. But above all, take care of people in need.

May we try to listen and be silent in order to make space for the beauty of God.

Have the courage to go against the tide of current values that do not conform to the path of Jesus.

Let us ask the Lord for this grace: that our hearts become free and filled with light, so that we can rejoice as children of God.