Inmate describes memory of getting her feet washed by Pope Francis

Inmate describes memory of getting her feet washed by Pope Francis

Late March of last year, Pope Francis visited Rebibbia women’s prison, where the pope washed the feet of twelve prisoners in a centuries-old ritual. One inmate recounts this experience.

Fabio, 51 years old, had little hope that everything would really happen. And that which in the last two and a half years has survived in Regina Coeli prison, in the Roman Trastevere, based on that particular feeling. Three years of conviction. Drugs. Weapons. A 12-year-old daughter who is now 14. A broken but reconstructed life in prison. That’s why I wanted to thank the Pope and his 72-year-old cellmate Gianni, and another Muslim prisoner, wro…

Pope Francis’ love for prisoners remained until the end

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 ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 24, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). Prisoners always held a special place in Pope Fra... [...]

Pope Francis’ Love for Prisoners Remained Until the End

Vatican Media Pope Francis meets with inmates in a surprise visit to the Regina Coeli Prison on Holy Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Rome. Upon leaving prison last Holy Thursday, Pope Francis recalled the question that arose within him every time he visited a penitentiary: 'Why them and not me?'

During his visit to Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, on February 17, 2016, Pope Francis met with inmates of the Center for Social Reintegration Number 3, who were given a crystal cross with a Christ carrying the papal shield. In that prison, John Paul, who is still serving a 14-year sentence for drug trafficking, is still in prison. Nine years after the visit of the holy father, remembers him with affection, because he says it was like being out of pri…

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