1,477 Quotes by Pope Francis

It's best to not confuse optimism with hope. Optimism is a psychological attitude toward life. Hope goes further. It is an anchor that one hurls toward the future, it's what lets you pull on the line and reach what you're aiming for and head in the right direction. Hope is also theological: God is there, too.

The family is the most important wealth of a nation. May we endeavor to defend and strengthen the foundation of society.

Not to share one’s goods with the poor is to rob them and to deprive them of life. It is not our goods that we possess, but theirs.

A friendship with a woman is not a sin. (It's) a friendship. A romantic relationship with a woman who is not your wife, that is a sin.

Mercy is the true power that can save humanity and the world from sin and evil.

Having faith does not mean having no difficulties, but having the strength to face them, knowing we are not alone.

When I confess a couple who have kids, a married couple, I ask, 'how many children do you have?' Some get worried and think the priest will ask why I don't have more. I would make a second question, 'Do you play with your children?' The majority say, 'but father, I have no time. I work all day.'

True love does not pay attention to the evil it suffers. It rejoices in doing good.

Drug addiction is an evil, and with evil there can be no yielding or compromise,