(ANSA) - ROME, APR 17 - Pope Francis on Thursday arrived at Regina Coeli prison in Rome for a Holy Thursday meet and greet with around 40 prisoners, to whom he will give a copy of the Gospel. The ...

Recovering Pope Francis spends Holy Thursday at Rome prison. Francis met for nearly a half-hour with some 70 inmates at the Regina Coeli prison in Rome’s Trastevere neighborhood, the AP reported.

Pope Francis, still recovering after his recent hospitalization for double pneumonia, made a surprise visit to Rome’s Regina Coeli Prison on Holy Thursday, continuing his long-standing tradition ...

Pope Francis leaves after a private visit at the Regina Coeli prison where he met around 70 inmates as part of the Holy Thursday celebrations in Rome, on April 17, 2025.

On April 17, the ailing pontiff visited the prisoners at Regina Coeli (Queen of Heaven) prison near the Vatican, a testament to his tireless defense of human dignity and his predilection for castoffs.

Pope Francis speaks to inmates during a Holy Thursday visit to Rome's Regina Coeli jail April 17. Francis began his Holy Week prison visits just weeks after his election as pope in 2013.

Pope Francis met for nearly a half-hour with some 70 inmates at the Regina Coeli prison in Rome’s Trastevere neighborhood.

Pope Francis, 88, will visit Rome’s Regina Coeli prison “in a private way” on Holy Thursday afternoon if his health condition allows it, two Italian news agencies, AGI and ANSA, reported on ...

Vatican City, Apr 17, 2025 / 12:30 pm. Pope Francis, still recovering after his recent hospitalization for double pneumonia, made a surprise visit to Rome’s Regina Coeli prison on Holy Thursday ...

Pope Francis meets with inmates in a surprise visit to the Regina Coeli prison on Holy Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Rome. Credit: Vatican Media.

Francis met for nearly a half-hour with some 70 inmates at the Regina Coeli prison in Rome’s Trastevere neighborhood. It’s a prison Francis has visited before to perform the annual Holy ...