Quotes from Pope Francis

Lent is a time of grace, a time to convert and live out our baptism fully.

When we are generous in welcoming people and sharing something with them-some food, a place in our homes, our time-not only do we no longer remain poor: we are enriched.

The tyranny of relativism is the spiritual poverty of our time

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

Are we ready to be Christians full-time, showing our commitment by word and deed?

Every time we give in to selfishness and say "No" to God, we spoil his loving plan for us.

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

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

Find new ways to spread the word of God to every corner of the world.

In our ecclesiastical region there are priests who don't baptize the children of single mothers because they weren't conceived in the sanctity of marriage. These are today's hypocrites. Those who clericalize the church. Those who separate the people of God from salvation.

Human self-understanding changes with time, and so also human consciousness deepens.

Every time we judge our brother in our hearts or worse when we speak badly of them with others, we are murdering Christians.

Please waste time just playing with your kids!

Let us learn to live with kindness, to love everyone, even when they do not love us.

Holiness doesn't mean doing extraordinary things, but doing ordinary things with love and faith.

Being a disciple means being constantly ready to bring the love of Jesus to others, and this can happen unexpectedly and in any place: on the street, in a city square, during work, on a journey.

Like the Good Samaritan, may we not be ashamed of touching the wounds of those who suffer, but try to heal them with concrete acts of love.

Lord, teach us to step outside ourselves. Teach us to go out into the streets and manifest your love.

Let us never lose hope! God loves us always, even with our mistakes and sins.

Let us thank all those who teach in Catholic schools. Educating is an act of love; it is like giving life.

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

Agape, the love of each one of us for the other, from the closest to the furthest, is in fact the only way that Jesus has given us to find the way of salvation and of the Beatitudes.

I love tango, and I used to dance when I was young.

In the poor and outcast we see Christ's face; by loving and helping the poor, we love and serve Christ.