Illness has always brought me nearer to a state of grace.

- Abbe Pierre

What I would say to the young men and women who are beset by hopelessness and doubt is that they should go and see what is being done on the ground t…

- Abbe Pierre

It's true that humanity has seen a succession of crises, wars and atrocities, but this negative side is offset by advances in technology and cultural…

- Abbe Pierre

The process of my transformation came to a head with my discovery of St. Francis of Assisi during a pilgrimage I went on with a scout troop from my s…

- Abbe Pierre

Those seven years in the cloister were the key to my life.

- Abbe Pierre

My family background was deeply Christian.

- Abbe Pierre

After the war, prompted by the Cardinal Archbishop of Paris, I entered Parliament so that a priest could speak out for the poor, as canon law at that…

- Abbe Pierre

When they are assailed by despair, young people should let universal concerns into their lives.

- Abbe Pierre

People are needed to take up the challenge, strong people, who proclaim the truth, throw it in people's faces, and do what they can with their own tw…

- Abbe Pierre