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religion2 years ago

Pope washes inmates' feet at juvenile prison after hospital release.

Pope Francis celebrated Maundy Thursday by washing and kissing the feet of 12 young inmates at a juvenile prison in Rome, including a Muslim and two women. The ritual commemorates Jesus' humility towards his apostles on the night before his death. Francis appeared fully recovered from a bout of bronchitis that kept him in the hospital for four days last week. He urged priests to avoid fomenting division in the Church and seek harmony to win back lapsed faithful. The Pope is due to preside over two Good Friday services and an Easter vigil Mass.

religion2 years ago

Pope Francis performs Holy Thursday foot washing for young inmates.

Pope Francis washed the feet of 12 young inmates at a juvenile prison in Rome during a livestreamed Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday. In his homily, he reflected on the meaning of Christ's choice to wash the feet of his disciples and urged the young people to help one another. Despite his recent hospitalization for bronchitis, Francis was expected to preside over an intense schedule of Holy Week liturgies and services.

religion2 years ago

Pope performs Holy Thursday foot-washing ritual at Rome youth prison.

Pope Francis washed and dried the feet of a dozen residents of a Rome juvenile prison in a Holy Thursday ritual symbolizing humility, assuring them of their dignity and telling them “any of us” can fall into sin. The Casal del Marmo facility on the outskirts of Rome is the same juvenile prison where Francis performed the first feet-washing ritual of his papacy, demonstrating his belief that the Catholic Church should give attention to people living on society's margins.