Pope Francis sent 15,000 ice-creams to prisoners to help them cool down during what has been one of the hottest summers on record in Italy. Read more Related Posts:Pope Francis spotted in a record shopPope Francis sends $230,000 for Haiti earthquake victimsOn retirement Francis won’t live in Vatican nor be called…Pope Francis: ‘I have been Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Prisoners’
Pope opens his home to prisoners visiting Vatican
Thursday, June 24th, 2021
Several inmates from one of Rome’s prisons met Pope Francis at his home on Monday. The group (pictured along with their accompanying escort), met Francis at Casa Santa Marta early in the morning before visiting the Vatican museums. With them, they brought a basket of bread they had baked earlier in the day to give Read more
Prisoners lunching with Pope do a runner
Thursday, October 19th, 2017Two of the 20 prisoners from a drug rehabilitation facility invited to lunch with Pope Francis took the opportunity to escape disappeared during the lunch break. Read more Related Posts:Pope Francis sends 15,000 ice-creams to prisoners in RomeArchbishop of Canterbury launches reconciliation course for…Pope ‘accepts’ Afghan’s wedding ring as sign of friendship,…Lyndsay Freer changed Catholic Read more
Imprisonment without hope is like torture says Pope
Monday, August 28th, 2017
Imprisonment without offering the prisoners hope in the future is the same as torturing them, says Pope Francis. While he agrees prisoners must pay the price for the crimes they have committed, the punishment can be effective “only when inmates are helped to look toward the future rather than only back at a past lived Read more
Prisoners partied with Pope
Tuesday, November 8th, 2016Prisoners partied with the Pope at a special Jubilee for Prisoners at the Vatican on Sunday. Their families joined them at St. Peter’s Basilica for Mass with Pope Francis, followed by a special reception. Read more Related Posts:Pope Francis sends 15,000 ice-creams to prisoners in RomePope: Don’t judge the poor, often victims of injusticePope defends Read more
Prayer cards for parishioners to use to pray for prisoners in Year of Mercy
Friday, November 4th, 2016In this Year of Mercy Pope Francis has declared there is to be a Jubilee for Prisoners this weekend. To honour this Jubilee for Prisoners and to encourage ongoing prayer for those in prison, a revised Adopt a Cell Card is being produced to be distributed at the Masses on 6th November. The cards are Read more
Prisoners helping to build Apia’s new cathedral
Tuesday, October 22nd, 2013
Up to ten prisoners have been helping to build the Catholic Cathedral in Apia. The Church’s media spokesperson, Father Ioane Ono, confirmed this when contacted by the Samoa Observer. Ono said while he knew prisoners had assisted with the demolition of the old Cathedral, he was unaware they were being used to help with its Read more
Catholic and Anglican archbishops say pray for our justice system
Friday, October 18th, 2013
The Roman Catholic and Anglican archbishops of New Zealand are inviting their churches to pray and discuss how the Christian gospel is foundational to the rights and needs of victims, offenders, and their families. The archbishops, John Dew, Justin Duckworth and Philip Richardson (above) say a justice system, levels of offending, and victims’ needs and Read more
Organ donations from condemned prisoners will be abolished within five years
Monday, March 26th, 2012China plans to abolish the transplanting of organs from executed prisoners within five years; instead, it will try to spur more citizens to donate, a top health official said.
After refusing to acknowledge the practice for a long time, Chinese authorities admitted it last Sunday, insisting however that only prisoners who volunteered their organs were involved, Xinhua reported today, citing Vice Health Minister Huang Jiefu.
The decision does not stem from any humanitarian considerations, but from the fact that the practice is very risky.
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Benedict tells inmates people are awful to prisoners and the pope
Friday, December 23rd, 2011
Visiting inmates at Rebibbia prison, one of Italy’s toughest prisons, on Monday, Pope Benedict told the inmates people are awful to him too. “People speak ferociously even against the Pope, but nonetheless we have to move on,” the pontiff said. Despite the surroundings and a hectic Christmas schedule, Pope Benedict looked to be in good Read more