Four months in solitary confinement was the 36-year-old hairdresser's introduction to Iran's notorious Evin prison. The only people she saw were her interrogators. She thought that she would "die ...

Pope Francis is bringing his Holy Year to Rome’s main prison. Francis traveled to Rebibbia prison Thursday on a frigid ...

Seated in his wheelchair in front of the church door, Pope Francis had prayed: "In the joy of Christmas, let us welcome the ...

Pope Francis made history by opening a 'Holy Door' at Italy's Rebibbia prison for the 2025 Catholic Church jubilee, ...

Pope Francis made a visit on Thursday to one of the largest prison complexes in Italy, opening a special "Holy Door" for the ...

Seated in his wheelchair in front of the church door, Pope Francis prayed: "In the joy of Christmas, let us welcome the call ...

Wearing red vestments for the feast of St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr, Pope Francis knocked on the door of ...

Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to inmates and involving ...

In fact, the only other Holy Door that Francis will personally open this year is located at the chapel of Rome’s Rebibbia prison ... The final big event of the Holy Year before it closes ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS ... in the major churches in Rome, including St. John Lateran and St. Mary Major. He will also open a door in the Rebibbia prison in Rome, a sign of repentance and mercy ...

The Vatican ... his big Holy Year and preside over Christmas Eve and Christmas Day celebrations in St. Peter’s Basilica. On Thursday, he is scheduled to travel to Rome’s main prison to ...

The Vatican cited the cold ... on Tuesday is due to inaugurate his big Holy Year and preside over Christmas Eve and Christmas Day celebrations in St. Peter's Basilica. On Thursday, he is scheduled to ...