Giving Quotes by Pope Francis

We cannot be tepid disciples. The Church needs our courage in order to give witness to truth.

— Pope Francis

That which gives us true freedom and true happiness is the compassionate love of Christ.

— Pope Francis

Life is a precious gift, but we realize this only when we give it to others.

— Pope Francis

Let us thank all those who teach in Catholic schools. Educating is an act of love; it is like giving life.

— Pope Francis

Before I give you a blessing, I ask you for a favor: I want you to bless me.

— Pope Francis

Among our tasks as witnesses to the love of Christ is that of giving a voice to the cry of the poor.

— Pope Francis

We cannot give up in the face of evil. God is Love and he has defeated evil through Christ’s death and resurrection.

— Pope Francis

Christ leads us to go out from ourselves more and more, to give ourselves and to serve others.

— Pope Francis

The great biblical tradition enjoins on all peoples the duty to hear the voice of the poor. It bids us break the…

— Pope Francis

And now I would like to give the blessing, but first - first I ask a favor of you: before the Bishop…

— Pope Francis

Politics, according to the Social Doctrine of the Church, is one of the highest forms of charity, because it serves the common…

— Pope Francis

One cannot proclaim the Gospel of Jesus without the tangible witness of one’s life. Those who listen to us and observe us…

— Pope Francis

We are living in a time of many wars. The call for peace must be shouted. Peace sometimes gives the impression of…

— Pope Francis

As Christians, our duty is to pray for them and ask the Lord to give them the grace of penance, so that…

— Pope Francis

Let us not close our hearts, let us not lose confidence, let us never give up: there are no situations which God…

— Pope Francis

Praise is the 'breath' which gives us life, because it is intimacy with God, an intimacy that grows through daily praise.

— Pope Francis

When exhaling this air, we announced Jesus Christ risen by the same Spirit. No one can live without breathing. It is the…

— Pope Francis

An example I often use to illustrate the reality of vanity, is this: look at the peacock; it's beautiful if you look…

— Pope Francis

Jesus wanted to show us his heart as the heart that loved so deeply. For this reason we have this commemoration today,…

— Pope Francis

We must recover the whole sense of gift, of gratuitousness, of solidarity. Rampant capitalism has taught the logic of profit at all…

— Pope Francis

There are saints in the Roman Curia, among the cardinals, priests, religious, sisters and laity. They work hard, and also do things…

— Pope Francis

I wish to extend an invitation to solidarity to everyone, and I would like to encourage those in public office to make…

— Pope Francis

Consumerism has led us to become used to an excess and daily waste of food, to which, at times, we are no…

— Pope Francis

The Cross of Christ bears the suffering and the sin of mankind, including our own. Jesus accepts all this with open arms,…

— Pope Francis

Essential to the attainment of these national goals is the moral imperative of ensuring social justice and respect for human dignity. The…

— Pope Francis

This may sound like heresy, but it is the greatest truth! It is more difficult to let God love us, than to…

— Pope Francis

So let us ask ourselves this evening, in adoring Christ who is really present in the Eucharist: do I let myself be…

— Pope Francis

If the seminary is too large, it ought to be divided into smaller communities with formators who are equipped really to accompany…

— Pope Francis

Giving primacy to God means having the courage to say ‘no’ to evil, ‘no’ to violence, ‘no’ to oppression, to live a…

— Pope Francis

To be prophets, in particular, by demonstrating how Jesus lived on this earth, and to proclaim how the kingdom of God will…

— Pope Francis

When we give help to the poor, we are not doing the work of aid agencies 'in a Christian way'. Those are…

— Pope Francis

You should be real witnesses of a world of doing and acting differently. But in life it is difficult for everything to…

— Pope Francis

The Lord is always there waiting to give us his love: it is an amazing thing, one which never ceases to surprise…

— Pope Francis

In Confession, Jesus welcomes us with all our sinfulness, to give us a new heart, capable of loving as he loves.

— Pope Francis

Dear young people, do not give up your dreams of a more just world!

— Pope Francis

Each encounter with Jesus fills us with joy, with that deep joy which only God can give.

— Pope Francis

How powerful prayer is! May we never lose the courage to say: Lord, give us your peace.

— Pope Francis

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

— Pope Francis

It is God who gives life. Let us respect and love human life, especially vulnerable life in a mother's womb.

— Pope Francis

War destroys, kills, impoverishes. Lord, give us your peace!

— Pope Francis