Quotes by Pope Francis

I am indebted to the whole world and I have yet to visit many large countries, especially some that have never received a visit from a Pope, but I always carry my Argentina in my heart.

There is much to be done in Argentina, so that everyone can live with the dignity of work and so that there are no second-class citizens. But nothing important or stable will be achieved with aggressive polarisation.

Brothers kill brothers, parents have to bury their children, it's enough! Wars not only destroy the present, they destroy the future of society.

The painful events that humanity had to suffer through during the past year, especially the pandemic, show how important it is for us to care for others and to be compassionate.

Christmas reminds us that God loves every one of us, even the worst.

This Earth, our home, seems to become a gigantic garbage dump.

Sovereignism is an exaggeration that always ends badly: It leads to war.

I am concerned because we hear speeches that resemble those of Hitler in 1934.

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.

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

Christmas is joy, religious joy, an inner joy of light and peace.

Money has to serve, not to rule.

We all have the duty to do good.

A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just.