ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis looked well as he washed and kissed the feet of 12 women prisoners on Thursday at a traditional ritual on the first of four event-filled days leading to Easter for ...
Pope Francis washed the feet of 12 incarcerated women from his wheelchair to mark Maundy Thursday. The 87-year-old pontiff, who often pleads for compassion to prisoners, visited the Rebibbia ...
Pope Francis, who looked healthy, went to the female prison of Rebibbia in Rome on Holy Thursday. Sitting in his wheelchair, the 84-year-old pontiff washed and kissed the feet of 12 women ...
The female section of the prison, one of Italy’s largest, holds about 370 inmates who are jailed for various offenses. Francis is the first pope to hold the foot-washing ceremony outside ...
Pope Francis kisses the foot of an inmate at Casal del Marmo juvenile prison during his visit for a foot washing service, in Rome, Italy, on April 6, 2023. PHOTO: Vatican Media via Reuters ...
Pope Francis has looked well as he washed and kissed the feet of 12 women prisoners in a traditional ritual on the first of four event-filled days leading to Easter for the 87-year-old pontiff.