Parenting Quotes by Pope Francis

Dear parents, teach your children to pray. Pray with them.

— Pope Francis

Gay parenting is a rejection of God's law engraved in our hearts

— Pope Francis

Our Mother Mary is full of beauty because she is full of grace.

— Pope Francis

Children have a right to grow up in a family with a father and a mother.

— Pope Francis

Dear parents, have great patience, and forgive from the depths of your heart.

— Pope Francis

The Church is a mother, not an entrepreneur.

— Pope Francis

I dream of a church that is a mother and shepherdess.

— Pope Francis

Fathers should speak with their children.

— Pope Francis

The Lord has redeemed all of us, all of us, with the blood of Christ: all of us, not just Catholics. Everyone!…

— Pope Francis

The Sacraments are the manifestation of the Father’s tenderness and love towards each of us.

— Pope Francis

In the roughest moments, remember: God is our Father; God does not abandon his children.

— Pope Francis

To be friends with God means to pray with simplicity, like children talking to their parents.

— Pope Francis

If my good friend Dr. Gasparri says a curse word against my mother, he can expect a punch. It's normal. It's normal.

— 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

There are people who are afraid to go to confession, forgetting that they will not encounter a severe judge there, but the…

— Pope Francis

The Christian who does not feel that the Virgin Mary is his or her mother is an orphan.

— Pope Francis

“Frequently, we act as arbiters of grace rather than its facilitators. But the Church is not a tollhouse; it is the house…

— Pope Francis

I had an experience of knowing the Polish people when I was a child, and where my father worked many Poles came…

— Pope Francis

A mother defends herself with a heart filled with love before doing so with words. I wonder whether there is any love…

— Pope Francis

In a family, parents, grandparents and children feel at home; no one is excluded. If someone has a problem, even a serious…

— Pope Francis

To be a mother is a great treasure. Mothers, in their unconditional and sacrificial love for their children, are the antidote to…

— Pope Francis

There is the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, they are persons, they are not some vague idea in the clouds.…

— Pope Francis

“The Lord has redeemed all of us, all of us, with the Blood of Christ, all of us, not just Catholics. Everyone!…

— Pope Francis

At stake are the lives of many children who will be discriminated against in advance, and deprived of their human development given…

— 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

A God who draws near out of love, the Holy Father continued, walks with His people, and this walk comes to an…

— Pope Francis

Can we who have had the joy of knowing that we are not orphans, that we have a Father, be indifferent to…

— Pope Francis

Today is [the feast of] Santa Rita, Patron Saint of impossible things - but this seems impossible: let us ask of her…

— 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

I would like especially to mention you, the women, wives and mothers of Paraguay, who at great cost and sacrifice were able…

— Pope Francis

Another very interesting chapter is the education of children: the victims of problems of the family are the children. The children. Even…

— Pope Francis

It is necessary to reaffirm our solid opposition to any direct offense against life, especially when innocent and defenseless, and the unborn…

— Pope Francis

In the difficult moments of life, Christians can turn to the Mother of God and find protection and care.

— Pope Francis

Let's not be naive, we're not talking about a simple political battle; it is a destructive pretension against the plan of God.…

— Pope Francis

Jesus receives us with all of our limitations, He bring us the mercy of the Father who forgives us, and transforms our…

— Pope Francis

In a world often marked by selfishness, a large family is a school of solidarity and sharing; and this attitude is to…

— Pope Francis

On a positive note, we must reaffirm the right of children to grow up in a family with a father and a…

— Pope Francis

But please know, Jesus never lets you down. Please know that the love and tenderness of Mother Mary never lets you down.…

— Pope Francis

We often pray to Jesus; we pray to the Father, especially in the 'Our Father'; but not often to the Holy Spirit…Pray…

— Pope Francis

When Christians forget about hope and tenderness they become a cold Church, that loses its sense of direction and is held back…

— Pope Francis