Pope Francis has long made prison ministry an important part of his priestly vocation and has visited Rebibbia often since ...
Graffiti, produced by an inmate of an ancient Roman prison in Corinth, Greece, contained a chilling message for captors.
On Thursday, he is due to travel to Rome’s Rebibbia prison to open a holy door as ... the Catholic Church’s jubilee year, an ancient tradition that began with the opening of St. Peter Basilica ...
The first Holy Year was called in 1300, and in recent times they are generally celebrated every 25 to 50 years. Pilgrims who ...
In 2014, an ancient gladiator school was discovered in ... led in the Roman Empire during the 2nd century A.D. "It was a prison; they were prisoners," said Wolfgang Neubauer, the lead author ...
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Tuesday formally inaugurates the 2025 Holy Year, reviving an ancient church tradition ... located at the chapel of Rome’s Rebibbia prison, to draw attention ...
Pope Francis on Christmas Eve formally inaugurates the 2025 Holy Year, reviving an ancient church tradition encouraging the ...
While the city has no shortage of ancient treasures to explore ... become the first pope to open a holy door in a prison when he travels to Rome’s Rebibbia detention facility.