Pope Francis

I like to talk to people, to go out into the street. I like to be a street priest.

The future of humanity lies in the hands of those who are capable of transmitting to the coming generations reasons for life and hope.

It is not possible to resolve the problems of the poor by ignoring their existence.

The Lord makes us see that there is no true joy without love.

The world cannot be understood without the poor. The poor are the treasure of the Church.

Priests who are rigid are sick. They are sick inside.

The human family has not received a gift of power, but rather a stewardship, a trust that must be used with responsibility.

We have forgotten to weep. We have forgotten to weep for the victims of war, for the poor, for the discarded.

The Church is not a museum, but a hospital.

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

The biggest problem is that we don’t feel the problems of others.

The elderly are the roots of the family, and we must care for them.

The economy should be at the service of mankind, not mankind at the service of the economy.

The only way to fight against hunger is to fight against the poverty that causes it.

The environmental crisis and social crisis are not two separate crises, but one complex crisis.

The Church must be a field hospital, where people are healed and cared for.

We must not be afraid to be a Church that is poor and for the poor.

Corruption is a cancer that destroys society.