Pope Francis Short Quotes

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We forget to remain focused on the things that really matter.

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Let us not allow ourselves to be robbed of missionary enthusiasm!

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It is difficult to judge the past by the criteria of the present.

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The climate is a common good, belonging to all and meant for all.

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I cannot live without people. I need to live my life with others.

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God loves us. May we discover the beauty of loving and being loved.

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

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If a person is gay and seeks God and has goodwill, who am I to judge him?

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The first setting in which faith enlightens the human city is the family.

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Life gradually becomes a surrender to situations conditioned by technology.

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God asks everything of us, yet at the same time he offers everything to us.

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The Cross is the Word through which God has responded to evil in the world.

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The joy of the gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus.

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Let us pray for peace, and let us bring it about, starting in our own homes.

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Let us not close our hearts, let us not lose confidence, let us never give up.

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Whenever we encounter another person in love, we learn something new about God.

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Mercy is the true power that can save humanity and the world from sin and evil.

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It is not 'progressive' to try to resolve problems by eliminating a human life.

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

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The Lord never tires of forgiving. It is we who tire of asking for forgiveness.

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The most important thing is the first proclamation: Jesus Christ has saved you.

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Laboratories are useful, but reflection for us must always start from experience.

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Just as we need the courage to be happy, we also need the courage to live simply.

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A simple lifestyle is good for us, helping us to better share with those in need.

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Be the first to seek to bring good, do not grow accustomed to evil, but defeat it.

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An evangelizer must never look like someone who has just come back from a funeral.

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Love is more powerful, love gives life, love makes hope blossom in the wilderness.

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These two criteria are like the pillars of true love: deeds, and the gift of self.

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The emptier a person's heart is, the more he or she needs to buy, own, and consume.

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Wars shatter so many lives. I think especially of children robbed of their childhood.

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