I do not know what might be the most fitting description.... I am a sinner. This is the most accurate definition. It is not a figure of speech, a literary genre. I am a sinner. And this is what I said when they asked me if I would accept my election as pontiff: I am a sinner, but I trust in the infinite mercy and patience of our Lord Jesus Christ, and I accept in a spirit of penance.

Let us ask Mary to help us fix our eyes intently on Jesus, to follow him always, even when this is demanding.

Holy Week is a good occasion to go to confession and to take up the right path again.

Be dispensers of God's grace, not controllers. Don't be the Holy Spirit's customs agents.

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

Peace is a daily commitment. It is a homemade peace.

One day we will see our animals again in eternity of Christ. Paradise is open to all God’s creatures.