“Allow me to say, we are saints,” the pope said. ”But then, by our actions, we become sinners. But, fundamentally, we are saints.”

Today I would like to speak to you about my Apostolic Journey in Budapest and in Slovakia. I would summarize it as follows: it was a pilgrimage of prayer, a pilgrimage to the roots, a pilgrimage of hope.

Baptism is not merely an external rite. Those who receive it are transformed deep within, in their inmost being, and possess new life.

Let us ask for the wisdom always to be aware of God’s love for us and to turn away the fundamentalists who propose to us a life of artificial asceticism.

Hypocrisy in the Church is particularly detestable; and unfortunately, hypocrisy exists in the Church and there are many hypocritical Christians and ministers.

In his weekly audience, Pope Francis explained the Law's role in two stages of our lives: before we become believers in Jesus Christ and after receiving the faith.

Pope Francis speaks in his weekly audience about St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians and what it tells us about covenant, law and encounter with Christ.

Pope Francis delivers his first catechesis after undergoing colon surgery.

How do we see our grandparents and elderly persons? When was the last time we visited or telephoned an elderly person in order to show our closeness and to benefit from what they have to tell us?

How is it possible that God uses a sinner, a frail and weak person, to do His will? Everything has been prepared in God’s plan.