Quotes from Pope Francis

Let us allow God to fill our hearts with his goodness and mercy.

Don't be afraid to ask God for forgiveness. He never tires of forgiving us. God is pure mercy.

God always forgives, always. But he asks that I forgive. If I don't forgive, in a certain sense I am closing the door to God's forgiveness.

How many kinds of moral and material poverty we face today as a result of denying God and putting so many idols in his place!

The Internet offers immense possibilities for encounter and solidarity. This is something truly good, a gift from God.

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

How often we forget to dedicate ourselves to that which truly matters! We forget that we are children of God.

Let us contemplate the humility of the Son of God born into poverty. Let us imitate him by sharing with those who are weak.

Let us pray for the many Christians in the world who still suffer persecution and violence. May God grant them the courage of fidelity.

The one who listens attentively to the Word of God and truly prays, always asks the Lord: what is your will for me?

The Lord put it clearly: you cannot serve two masters. You have to choose between God and money.

We must not be afraid of solidarity; rather let us make all we have and are available to God.

Do not be afraid of what God asks of you! It is worth saying 'yes' to God. In him we find joy.

When we meet a person truly in need, do we see the face of God?

Let us pray that the Church be holier and more humble, loving God by serving the poor, the lonely and the sick.

God is not afraid of new things.

Only trust in God can transform doubts into certainty, evil into good, night into radiant dawn.

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

God's goodness is stronger than any evil!

As stewards of God's creation, we are called to make the earth a beautiful garden for the human family.

Whoever does not pray to God, prays to the devil.

Today Saint Paul has told us that in Christ we have become God's adopted children, brothers and sisters in Christ. This is who we are. This is our identity.

God always has patience.

Do not lose hope; St. Joseph also experienced moments of difficulty, but he never lost faith and was able to overcome them, in the certainty that God never abandons us.