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Peace Quotes by Pope Francis

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Pope Francis calls peace a hunger that all people share. He urges building peace urgently, using forgiveness, dialogue, and reconciliation, and warns that war kills love and humanity. He also links peace to Christmas joy and to the prayers of missionaries who never give up.

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We need to include the excluded and preach peace.

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Many powerful people don't want peace, because they live off war.

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The Koran is a book of peace. It is a prophetic book of peace,

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Peacemaking calls for courage, much more so than warfare.

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Every conflict is emblematic of the throwaway culture.

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Dear young people, pray with me for peace in the world.

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The Church of Rome, the Pope has always said, 'Seek peace.'

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To build peace is difficult but to live without it is torment.

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A Christian brings peace to others. Not only peace, but also love, kindness, faithfulness and joy.

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Humanity needs justice, peace and love and we can have this only by returning with our hearts towards God who is the…

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Forgiveness, dialogue, reconciliation - these are the words of peace, in beloved Syria, in the Middle East, in all the world.

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I had a long conversation with the imam, the Grand Imam of the Al-Azhar University, and I know how they think... They…

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Profound peace, spiritual consolation, love of God and love of all things in God - this is the sign that you are…

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Let us draw from the crib the joy and deep peace that Jesus comes to bring to the world.

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Prayer is all-powerful. Let us use it to bring peace to the Middle East and peace to the world.

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May God welcome the dead into his peace, comfort the families and convert the hearts of the violent ones, who do not…

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Soccer must play a socio-cultural role. We reach 1.6 billion people, thanks to the positive emotions that soccer triggers, FIFA is more…

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

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I wish to make add my voice to the cry which rises up with increasing anguish from every part of the world,…

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It is neither a culture of confrontation nor a culture of conflict which builds harmony within and between peoples, but rather a…

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Even today, after the second failure of another world war, perhaps one can speak of a third war, one fought piecemeal, with…

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We must restore hope to young people, help the old, be open to the future, spread love. Be poor among the poor.…

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We see that there are two worms that eat the fabric of the Church, weakening Her. Rivalry and vainglory go against this…

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Peace is handcrafted. It is made every day. Also friendship among people, mutual knowledge, esteem, is handcrafted. It's made every day. Respect…

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For this the Gospel offers us a serene way forward: using the three languages of the mind, heart and hands – and…

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We Christians bring peace and grace as a treasure to be offered to the world, but these gifts can bear fruit only…

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I asked [Guadalupe] for the world, for peace, so many things. I asked forgiveness, I asked that the Church grows healthy, I…

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Let us pause before the Child of Bethlehem. Let us allow our hearts to be touched, let us allow ourselves to be…

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It is my hope that inter-religious and ecumenical cooperation will demonstrate that men and women do not have to forsake their identity,…

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In this work (peace building), the role of religion is fundamental. It is not possible to build bridges between people while forgetting…

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I have decided to proclaim for the whole Church... a day of fasting and prayer for peace in Syria, the Middle East,…

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I make a forceful and urgent call to the entire Catholic Church, and also to every Christian of other confessions, as well…

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The Church is likewise conscious of the responsibility which all of us have for our world, for the whole of creation, which…

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

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Let us pray for peace: peace in the world and in each of our hearts.

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Violence and war lead only to death...

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All men and women of good will are bound by the task of pursuing peace.

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

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Peace is a daily commitment. It is a homemade peace.

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The only war that we must all fight is the one against evil.

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