Pope Francis spent Holy Thursday visiting those serving time in a Rome prison. Despite recovering from a bout of pneumonia, Francis met with dozens of inmates at Regina Coeli prison as he kept an ...

Pope Francis meets with inmates during his visit to the Regina Coeli penitentiary in Rome on Holy Thursday. The Associated Press VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis visited Rome’s central prison Thursday and ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis visited Rome's central prison Thursday and met with dozens of inmates as he kept an Easter season appointment to spend Holy Thursday among the least fortunate, even as he ...

A football pass between a prisoner and a magistrate. A volleyball match between penitentiary wardens and regular citizens. It may sound like an unlikely sporting event but this unprecedented ...

Pope Francis visits inmates at Rome’s Regina Coeli prison on Thursday, April 17, 2025, during Holy Week. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – Pope Francis despite technically observing a two-month ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis visited Rome’s central prison Thursday and met with dozens of inmates as he kept an Easter season appointment to spend Holy Thursday among the least fortunate, even as he ...