If money and material things become the center of our lives, they seize us and make us slaves. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The world tells us to seek success, power and money; God tells us to seek humility, service and love. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Money is needed to bring about many good things but when your heart is attached, it destroys you — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
When we do not adore God, we adore something else. Money and power are false idols which often take the place of… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Pope appeals for disinterested solidarity and for a return to person-centred ethics in the world of finance and economics. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
When one lives attached to money, pride or power, it is impossible to be truly happy — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I ask you to ensure that humanity is served by wealth, and not ruled by it. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The Lord put it clearly: you cannot serve two masters. You have to choose between God and money. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The worship of the golden calf of old (cf. Ex 32:15-34) has found a new and heartless image in the cult of… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Politics is noble; it is one of the highest forms of charity, as Paul VI used to say. We sully it when… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
You have cast out the wonder of creation - man and woman - and you have put money in its place. This… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Terrorism grows when there are no other options, and when the center of the global economy is the god of money and… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
There is a need for financial reform along ethical lines that would produce in its turn an economic reform to benefit everyone.… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I have come that they may have life and have it in abundance, says Jesus. This is where true wealth is found,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
These days there is a lot of poverty in the world, and that's a scandal when we have so many riches and… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The worship of the golden calf of old has found a new and heartless image in the cult of money and the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The real power is love, that which empowers others, that which arouses action, that which no chain is able to hold back,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The worldwide financial and economic crisis seems to highlight their distortions and above all the gravely deficient human perspective, which reduces man… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Business is a noble vocation, directed to producing wealth and improving the world. It can be a fruitful source of prosperity for… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We don't want this globalised economic system which does us so much harm. Men and women have to be at the centre… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
When money, instead of man, is at the center of the system, when money becomes an idol, men and women are reduced… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We have begun a throw away culture. This tendency is seen on the level of individuals and whole societies; and it is… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The family is the most important wealth of a nation. May we endeavor to defend and strengthen the foundation of society. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
People have to struggle to live and, frequently, to live in an undignified way. One cause of this situation, in my opinion,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
These are roots of all evil, hatred and greed, for money, for the construction and for the sale of weapons. This should… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Money at the service of life can be managed in the right way by cooperatives, on condition that it is a real… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Money must serve, not rule! The Pope loves everyone, rich and poor alike, but he is obliged in the name of Christ… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
When we are generous in welcoming people and sharing something with them-some food, a place in our homes, our time-not only do… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Certainly, possessions, money, and power can give a momentary thrill, the illusion of being happy, but they end up possessing us and… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
God’s faithfulness is stronger than our unfaithfulness and our infidelities. — Pope Francis Copy Share
Have the courage to go against the tide of current values that do not conform to the path of Jesus. — Pope Francis Copy Share
“Most people nowadays would not consider love as related in any way to truth. Love is seen as an experience associated with the world… — Pope Francis Copy Share
The family remains the basic unit of society and the first school in which children learn the human, spiritual and moral values which enable… — Pope Francis Copy Share
I like to say that women are those who form life in their wombs - and this is a comparison I make - they… — Pope Francis Copy Share
I want to remind priests that the confessional must not be a torture chamber but rather an encounter with the Lord’s mercy which spurs… — Pope Francis Copy Share
To all people of good will who are working for social justice: never tire of working for a more just world, marked by greater… — Pope Francis Copy Share
In Confession, Jesus welcomes us with all our sinfulness, to give us a new heart, capable of loving as he loves. — Pope Francis Copy Share
I entrust this Twenty-second World Day of the Sick to the intercession of Mary. I ask her to help the sick to bear their… — Pope Francis Copy Share
Certain realities in life are only seen through eyes that are cleansed through our tears. Let us learn how to weep — Pope Francis Copy Share
