Discover the ancient prison reserved for important state prisoners awaiting their execution where, according to tradition, Sts. Peter and Paul were imprisoned before their martyrdom.

(ANSA) - ROME, APR 17 - Pope Francis on Thursday visited Regina Coeli prison in Rome for a Holy Thursday meet and greet with around 70 prisoners, to whom he gave a copy of the Gospel. The pontiff ...

ROME – When Pope Francis visits Rome’s Rebibbia prison on Dec. 26 to open a holy door as part of the official kick-off to the jubilee year, it will mark his third visit to Italy’s largest ...

Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of 12 women inmates at a Rome prison during a Holy Thursday ritual meant to emphasize his vocation of service and humility. The 87-year-old Francis ...

Pope John Paul II converses with his would-be assassin, Mehmet Ali Agca, in Agca's prison cell in Rome in this Dec. 27, 1983 file photo. Arturo Mari / AP file Jan. 8, 2006, 12:33 PM EST / Source ...

Clement of Rome claims that Paul was seven times behind bars; Paul says simply that it was “far more imprisonments” than his rival apostles (2 Cor. 11:23). Using ... When Paul describes how ...

Pope Francis, still recovering from double pneumonia, paid a surprise visit on Thursday to Rome's Regina Coeli, one of Italy's most overcrowded prisons, to offer well-wishes to inmates ahead of ...

The pontiff – still recovering from double pneumonia – paid a surprise visit to one of Italy’s most overcrowded prisons. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

St. Paul's stone coffin has been found beneath Rome's second largest basilica, but its contents remain a mystery, Vatican archaeologists announced today. The sarcophagus dates back to about A.D ...

In a Holy Thursday ritual symbolizing humility, Pope Francis washed and dried the feet of a dozen residents of a Rome juvenile prison, assuring them of their dignity and telling them “any of … ...