God forgives not with a decree but with a caress. Jesus too goes beyond the law and forgives by caressing the wounds of our sins.

— Pope Francis

God makes Himself felt in the heart of each person. He also respects the culture of all people... God is open to all people. He calls everyone. He moves everyone to seek Him and to discover Him through creation.

— Pope Francis

God never gives someone a gift they are not capable of receiving. If he gives us the gift of Christmas, it is because we all have the ability to understand and receive it.

— Pope Francis

Grace is not part of consciousness; it is the amount of light in our souls, not knowledge nor reason.

— Pope Francis

Happiness means knowing how to limit some needs which only diminish us, and being open to the many different possibilities which life can offer.

— Pope Francis

I believe in God - not in a Catholic God; there is no Catholic God. There is God, and I believe in Jesus Christ, his incarnation. Jesus is my teacher and my pastor, but God, the Father, Abbey, is the light and the Creator. This is my Being.

— Pope Francis

I believe that Catholics involved in politics carry the values of their religion within them, but have the mature awareness and expertise to implement them. The Church will never go beyond its task of expressing and disseminating its values, at least as long as I'm here.

— Pope Francis

If investments in banks fall, it is a tragedy, and people say, 'What are we going to do?' but if people die of hunger, have nothing to eat or suffer from poor health, that's nothing.

— Pope Francis

If one has the answers to all the questions - that is the proof that God is not with him. It means that he is a false prophet using religion for himself. The great leaders of the people of God, like Moses, have always left room for doubt. You must leave room for the Lord, not for our certainties; we must be humble.

— Pope Francis

If someone is gay, and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge? We shouldn't marginalize people for this. They must be integrated into society.

— Pope Francis