In new interview, Pope says never to give up hope for conversion

• Apr 13, 2017

In his latest newspaper interview, Pope Francis lamented that there often seems to be a lack of trust in rehabilitation and the ability for prisoners to be reinserted into society. With this mentality, “one forgets that we are all sinners and, often, that we are also prisoners without realizing it.” The interview was published on Holy Thursday, before the pope was scheduled to visit a prison on the outskirts of Rome for former members of the mafia.