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Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio on December 17, 1936 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church. Elected on March 13, 2013, he is the first pope from the Americas, the Southern Hemisphere, and the Jesuit order. Known for his humility, focus on the poor, and social justice, he advocates for church reform, environmental protection, and interfaith dialogue. His papacy addresses global issues like the COVID-19 pandemic and migration crises.

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Famous Pope Francis Quotes

“We could also say that there is only one real kind of poverty: not living as children of God and brothers and sisters of Christ.”

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Book:Happiness in This Life: A Passionate Meditation on Earthly Existence

Source: Happiness in This Life: A Passionate Meditation on Earthly Existence

“Jesus on the cross feels the whole weight of the evil, and with the force of God's love he conquers it; he defeats it with his resurrection. This is the good that Jesus does for us on the throne of the cross. Christ's cross, embraced with love, never leads to sadness, but to joy, to the joy of having been saved and of doing a little of what he did on the day of his death.”

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“You may be poor yourselves in material ways, but you have an abundance of gifts to offer when you offer Christ and the community of his Church.”

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“The Church in the Philippines is called to acknowledge and combat the causes of the deeply rooted inequality and injustice which mar the face of Filipino society, plainly contradicting the teaching of Christ.”

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Book:Men of Mercy: Pope Francis Speaks to Priests

Source: Men of Mercy: Pope Francis Speaks to Priests

“An evangelizing community gets involved in word and deed in people’s daily lives; it bridges distances, it is willing to abase itself if necessary, and it embraces human life, touching the suffering flesh of Christ in others”

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Book:The Joy of the Gospel

Source: The Joy of the Gospel

“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.”

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“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.”

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Book:The Joy of the Gospel

Source: The Joy of the Gospel

“We are called to be 'ambassadors for Christ' (2 Cor 5:20). Ours is a ministry of reconciliation ... To be an ambassador for Christ means above all to invite everyone to a renewed personal encounter with the Lord Jesus.”

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Book:With the Smell of the Sheep: Pope Francis Speaks to Priests, Bishops, and Other Shephards

Source: With the Smell of the Sheep: Pope Francis Speaks to Priests, Bishops, and Other Shephards

“We must learn from Mary, and we must imitate her unconditional readiness to receive Christ in her life.”

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Author:Pope Francis