Pope Francis Quotes About Christ

• I would like that all of us, after these days of grace, might have the courage - the courage - to walk in the presence of the Lord, with the Cross of the Lord: to build the Church on the Blood of the Lord, which is shed on the Cross, and to profess the one glory, Christ Crucified. In this way, the Church will go forward.

  Pope Francis

  Blood, Grace, Church

• Our faith in Christ, who became poor, and was always close to the poor and the outcast, is the basis of our
  concern for the integral development of society’s most neglected members.

  Pope Francis

  Development, Christ, Poor

  Pope Francis (2014). “The Joy of the Gospel”, p.56, BookBaby

• Our life must be centred on what is essential, on Jesus Christ. Everything else is secondary.

  Pope Francis

  Jesus, Essentials, Christ

• Every child who, rather than being born, is condemned unjustly to being aborted, bears the face of Jesus Christ, bears the face of the Lord, who even before he was born, and then just after birth, experienced the world’s rejection. And every elderly person…even if he is ill or at the end of his days, bears the face of Christ. They cannot be discarded, as the ‘culture of waste’ suggests!

  Pope Francis

  Inspiring, Christian, Wise

  Pope Francis (2017). “Embracing the Way of Jesus: Reflections from Pope Francis on Living Our Faith”, p.77, Loyola Press

• A Christian is one who is invited... to join in the feast, to the joy of being saved, to the joy of being redeemed, to the joy of sharing life with Christ. This is a joy! You are called to a party!

  Pope Francis

  Christian, Party, Joy

• Human trafficking is an open wound on the body of contemporary society, a scourge upon the body of Christ. It is a crime against humanity.

  Pope Francis

  Humanity, Body, Christ

  Address of Pope Francis to participants in the International Conference on Combating Human Trafficking, w2.vatican.va. April 10, 2014.

• Dear young people, Christ asks you to be wide awake and alert, to see the things in life that really matter.

  Pope Francis

  Things In Life, People, Matter

  Pope Francis “The Blessing of Family: Inspiring Words from Pope Francis”, Franciscan Media

• Christ leads us to go out from ourselves more and more, to give ourselves and to serve others.

  Pope Francis

  Christian, Jesus, Giving

• May both of them [Saint John XXIII and Saint John Paul II] teach us not to be scandalized by the wounds of Christ and to enter ever more deeply into the mystery of divine mercy, which always hopes and always forgives, because it always loves.

  Pope Francis

  Forgiving, Saint, May

• Dear young people, listen within: Christ is knocking at the door of your heart.

  Pope Francis

  Heart, Doors, People

  Pope Francis “The Blessing of Family: Inspiring Words from Pope Francis”, Franciscan Media

• 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, Abba, is the light and the Creator. This is my Being.

  Pope Francis

  Teacher, Jesus, Father

  "The Pope: how the Church will change". Interview with Eugenio Scalfari, www.repubblica.it. October 01, 2013.

• From the Cross, Christ teaches us to love even those who do not love us.

  Pope Francis

  Love, God, Christian

• If we take the poor away from the Gospel, we won't be able to understand the whole message of Jesus Christ.

  Pope Francis

  Jesus, Able, Messages

• The love of Christ fills our hearts and makes us always able to forgive!

  Pope Francis

  Heart, Forgiving, Able

• Sometimes we are saddened by the weight of our sins. May we not be discouraged. Christ has come to lift this burden and give us peace.

  Pope Francis

  Giving, Weight, May

  Pope Francis‏ @Pontifex, twitter.com. February 1, 2014.

• Let us learn from Christ how to pray, to forgive, to sow peace, and to be near those in need.

  Pope Francis

  Forgiveness, Christian, Religious

  Pope Francis (2015). “The Spirit of St Francis: Inspiring Words on Faith, Love and Creation”, p.158, SPCK

• Christians are those who let God clothe them with goodness and mercy, with Christ, so as to become, like Christ, servants of God and others.

  Pope Francis

  Christian, Letting Go, Servant Of God

  Pope Francis' Message For Lent 2015, w2.vatican.va. October 4, 2014.

• A Christian is never bored or sad. Rather, the one who loves Christ is full of joy and radiates joy.

  Pope Francis

  Christian, Bored, Joy

• The Eucharist is essential for us: it is Christ who wishes to enter our lives and fill us with his grace.

  Pope Francis

  Grace, Wish, Essentials

  Pope Francis “The Blessing of Family: Inspiring Words from Pope Francis”, Franciscan Media

• We cannot be Christians part-time. If Christ is at the center of our lives, he is present in all that we do.

  Pope Francis

  Christian, Part Time, Our Lives

• We are called to live our baptism every day, as new creatures, clothed in Christ.

  Pope Francis

  Baptism, Christ, Creatures

• Support your priests with your love and prayers, that they may always be shepherds after Christ’s heart

  Pope Francis

  Prayer, Heart, Support

• Christ comes among us at Christmas: it is the perfect time for a personal encounter with the Lord.

  Pope Francis

  Perfect, Encounters, Christ

• Dear young people, you have many plans and dreams for the future. But, is Christ at the center of each of your plans and dreams?

  Pope Francis

  Dream, People, Christ

  Pope Francis “The Blessing of Family: Inspiring Words from Pope Francis”, Franciscan Media

• To be an ambassador for Christ means to invite everyone to a personal encounter with Jesus

  Pope Francis

  Jesus, Mean, Ambassadors

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