Humans Quotes by Pope Francis

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

— Pope Francis

How I wish everyone had decent work! It is essential for human dignity.

— Pope Francis

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

— Pope Francis

I extend my appreciation to the associations, movements and all those who defend human life.

— Pope Francis

To follow Jesus means to share his merciful love for every human being.

— Pope Francis

Religious freedom is a fundamental human right.

— Pope Francis

Human self-understanding changes with time, and so also human consciousness deepens.

— Pope Francis

The right to life is the first among human rights.

— Pope Francis

Religious fundamentalism, even before it eliminates human beings by perpetrating horrendous killings, eliminates God himself, turning him into a mere ideological pretext.

— Pope Francis

The obsession with economic profit and technical efficiency puts the human rhythms of life at risk.

— Pope Francis

Human dignity is the same for all human beings: when I trample on the dignity of another, I am trampling on my…

— Pope Francis

Be sanctuaries of respect for life, proclaiming the sacredness of every human life from conception to natural death

— Pope Francis

I ask everyone with political responsibility to remember two things: human dignity and the common good.

— Pope Francis

All political activity must serve and promote the good of the human person and be based on respect for his or her…

— Pope Francis

The right to life is the first human right. Abortion is killing someone that cannot defend himself.

— Pope Francis

...when food is shared in a fair way, with solidarity, when no one is deprived, every community can meet the needs of…

— Pope Francis

Let us remember Paul VI's words: "For the Catholic Church, no one is a stranger, no one is excluded, no one is…

— Pope Francis

The Golden Rule reminds us of our responsibility to protect and defend human life at every stage of its development. This conviction…

— Pope Francis

May the deepest spiritual values of the Filipino people continue to find expression in your efforts to provide your fellow citizens with…

— Pope Francis

The worldwide financial and economic crisis seems to highlight their distortions and above all the gravely deficient human perspective, which reduces man…

— Pope Francis

Don't confuse the evil of avoiding pregnancy by itself, with abortion. Abortion is not a theological problem, it is a human problem,…

— Pope Francis

Once capital becomes an idol and guides people's decisions, once greed for money presides over the entire socioeconomic system, it ruins society,…

— Pope Francis

I have a dogmatic certainty: God is in every person's life. God is in everyone's life. Even if the life of a…

— Pope Francis

Human life, the person is no longer perceived as a primary value to be respected and protected, especially if poor or disabled,…

— Pope Francis

"God is love". His is not a sentimental, emotional kind of love but the love of the Father who is the origin…

— Pope Francis

[T]he "home" represents the most precious human treasures, that of encounter, that of relations among people, different in age, culture and history,…

— Pope Francis

Unfortunately, what is thrown away is not only food and dispensable objects, but often human beings themselves, who are discarded as 'unnecessary.'…

— Pope Francis

Human beings are themselves considered consumer goods to be used and then discarded. We have created a "disposable" culture which is now…

— Pope Francis

We have created new idols. The worship of the ancient golden calf (cf. Ex 32:1-35) has returned in a new and ruthless…

— 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

There is no worse material poverty than one that does not allow for earning one’s bread and deprives one of the dignity…

— Pope Francis

The popes have spoken of human ecology, closely linked to environmental ecology. We are living in a time of crisis: we see…

— Pope Francis

The 'Church' is ... catholic because her communion embraces the whole human race.

— Pope Francis

May no one use religion as a pretext for actions against human dignity and against the fundamental rights of every man and…

— Pope Francis

Human life must always be defended from its beginning in the womb and must be recognised as a gift of God that…

— Pope Francis

I'm the type of human who is interested most in the truth. God gave me a healthy love for the truth.

— Pope Francis

I don't know if human activity is the only cause, but mostly, in great part, it is man who has slapped nature…

— Pope Francis

We become fully human when we become more than human, when we let God bring us beyond ourselves.

— Pope Francis

Where we find hate and darkness, may we bring love and hope, in order to give a more human face to society.

— Pope Francis

Human rights are not only violated by terrorism, repression or assassination, but also by unfair economic structures that creates huge inequalities.

— Pope Francis