Pope Francis Needs Quotations

Proselytism is solemn nonsense; it makes no sense. We need to get to know each other, listen to each other and improve our knowledge of the world around us.

The emptier a person's heart is, the more he or she needs to buy, own, and consume.

We need to see each child as a gift to be welcomed, cherished, and protected.

We need to build up society in the light of the Beatitudes, walking towards the Kingdom with the least among us.

To understand one another, and to grow in charity and truth, we need to pause, to accept and listen to one another. In this way we already begin to experience unity. Unity grows along the way, it never stands still. Unity happens when we walk together.

Sin is not a stain that I must wash out. What I need to do is ask forgiveness and reconcile myself, not go to the drycleaners. I have to go encounter Jesus who gave his life for me.

We need to provide an education which teaches crit­ical thinking and encourages the development of mature moral values.

We need to proclaim the Gospel on every street corner, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing, even with our preaching, every kind of disease and wound.

Our world needs good and strong families.

I cannot live without people. I need to live my life with others.

Just as we need the courage to be happy, we also need the courage to live simply.

A simple lifestyle is good for us, helping us to better share with those in need.

We cannot become starched Christians, too polite, who speak of theology calmly over tea. We have to become courageous Christians and seek out those (who need help most).

We need to include the excluded and preach peace.

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

Humanity needs to weep, and this is the time to weep,

Take care of God’s creation. But above all, take care of people in need.

There is no sin that God cannot pardon. All we need to do is ask for forgiveness

Let's ask ourselves: are we open to the Holy Spirit, do I pray to him to enlighten me, to make me more sensitive to the things of God? And this is a prayer we need to pray every day, every day: Holy Spirit may my heart be open to the Word of God, may my heart be open to good, may my heart be open to the beauty of God, every day.

Fasting makes sense if it really chips away at our security and, as a consequence, benefits someone else, if it helps us cultivate the style of the good Samaritan, who bent down to his brother in need and took care of him.

Humanity needs to see these gestures of peace and to hear words of hope and peace!

We need courage if we are to be faithful to the Gospel.

In a family it is normal to take charge of those who need help. Do not be afraid of frailty!

We don't need youth museums. But we do need holy young people.

Without mercy, we have little chance nowadays of becoming part of a world of 'wounded' persons in need of understanding, forgiveness, love.

When we meet a person truly in need, do we see the face of God?

Indifference towards those in need is not acceptable for a Christian.

Jesus teaches us to put the needs of the poor ahead of our own, our needs, even if legitimate, will never be so urgent as those of the poor, who lack the necessities of life,

We all need to improve, to change for the better. Lent helps us fight against our faults.

If we see someone who needs help, do we stop? There is so much suffering and poverty, and a great need for good Samaritans.

If Jesus is to become the center of our life, we need to spend time in His presence, before the Tabernacle.