Pope Francis
Argentine cardinal who, on 13 March 2013, became the first Latin American, the first Jesuit, and the first pope from outside Europe in over 1,200 years to lead the Roman Catholic Church. Born in 1936 in Buenos Aires to Italian immigrant parents, he served as Archbishop of Buenos Aires before his election to the papacy, and has become one of the most globally influential moral voices of the twenty-first century — known for his emphasis on humility, mercy, the dignity of the poor, the urgency of the climate crisis, and an inclusive ecumenical posture. His encyclicals Laudato Si' (2015, on the environment) and Fratelli Tutti (2020, on universal fraternity) have shaped global conversation well beyond Catholicism.
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Quotes by Pope Francis
110 quotes“In every act of caring for creation, we honor the Creator.”
“To be ecological is to be Christian.”
“In the long sweep of history, the meek inherit.”
“Be meek. Be merciful. Be just.”
“To live the Beatitudes is to live the Gospel.”
“Each Beatitude is a way to holiness.”
“Walk in the light of the Beatitudes.”
“In our time, the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor are one cry.”
“To answer one is to answer both.”
“Climate is a common good, belonging to all and meant for all.”
“To care for our common home is the work of every generation.”
“Let us dream a different world.”
“In every crisis, a seed of renewal.”
“Crisis reveals what was hidden. Use it.”
“In every difficulty, an opportunity for the Spirit.”
“To dream is to participate in God's creation.”
“In every dream, a hope. In every hope, a beginning.”
“Be a builder of fraternity.”
“In every fraternity, the world is repaired.”
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