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VATICAN (CNS) — Pope Francis will continue his custom of celebrating Holy Thursday Mass in a prison during Holy Week 2024, the Vatican said.
In a statement released March 6, the Vatican announced that the pope will visit the women’s prison at the Rebibbia correctional facility in Rome March 28 to celebrate the Mass of the Lord’s Supper with people housed there and those who work at the facility, keeping with a custom he has practiced since the start of his pontificate.
He had celebrated the Mass with male and female prisoners at the Rebibbia complex in 2015 as well, washing the feet of 12 inmates and a toddler. The prison’s maternity section allows incarcerated mothers to keep their children with them until they are 3 years old.
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In a statement released March 6, the Vatican announced that the pope will visit the women’s prison at the Rebibbia correctional facility in Rome March 28 to celebrate the Mass of the Lord’s Supper with people housed there and those who work at the facility, keeping with a custom he has practiced since the start of his pontificate.
He had celebrated the Mass with male and female prisoners at the Rebibbia complex in 2015 as well, washing the feet of 12 inmates and a toddler. The prison’s maternity section allows incarcerated mothers to keep their children with them until they are 3 years old.
A beautiful gesture
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Pope will once again celebrate Holy Thursday Mass in a prison
Pope Francis will continue his custom of celebrating Holy Thursday Mass in a prison during Holy Week 2024, the Vatican said.
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