Pope Francis

Current Pope, reformist

Contemporary influential 178 sayings

Sayings by Pope Francis

I don't think much about death, but I think about old age.

2019 — Interview with Televisa
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The devil exists. He is not a myth, nor a concept, nor an idea. He is a person.

2014 — Homily at Casa Santa Marta
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I am not a spiritual director, I am a Pope.

2013 — Interview with Antonio Spadaro for La Civiltà Cattolica
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The world offers us comfort, but the comfort of the world is not the comfort of God.

2013 — Homily at Casa Santa Marta
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A Christian without joy is not a Christian.

2013 — Homily at Casa Santa Marta
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The greatest revolution is the revolution of tenderness.

2014 — General Audience
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The Lord is always with us, even when we are sinners.

2013 — General Audience
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The family is the factory of hope.

2015 — General Audience
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The poor are the treasure of the Church.

2013 — Homily at Casa Santa Marta
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A closed heart is a sick heart.

2014 — Homily at Casa Santa Marta
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The Church must be a field hospital.

2013 — Interview with Antonio Spadaro for La Civiltà Cattolica
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The Lord is a good cook. He always prepares good food for us.

2013 — Homily at Casa Santa Marta
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I am not a super-Pope.

2014 — Interview with La Nacion
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The Lord does not abandon us. He is always there, even when we make mistakes.

2013 — General Audience
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Who am I to judge a gay person seeking the Lord with good will?

2013 — On a flight returning from Brazil
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Hypocrisy is the devil's preferred language.

2014 — Homily at Casa Santa Marta
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There are cases in which separation is inevitable. Sometimes, it can even be morally necessary, when it comes to shielding the weaker spouse or young children from more serious wounds caused by intimidation and violence, humiliation and exploitation, indifference and infidelity.

2015 — General Audience on the Family
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It is not true that the poor are a burden. The poor are a resource.

2014 — Address to participants in the 'World Meeting of Popular Movements'
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An economic system that has as its center the god of money needs to be denounced, because it is a system that kills.

2014 — Address to participants in the 'World Meeting of Popular Movements'
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The greatest evil that can happen in the Church is spiritual worldliness.

2013 — Interview with La Civilta Cattolica
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