Loading...
Loading...
Click here if you don’t see subscription options
Clear filter
Pope Francis kisses the foot of an inmate April 13 at Paliano prison outside of Rome as he celebrates Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper. The pontiff washed the feet of 12 inmates at the maximum security prison. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano)
FaithNews
Pope washes feet of 12 prison inmates at Holy Thursday Mass
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
This gesture, he continued, is meant to "sow love among us" and that the faithful, even those in prison, can imitate Christ in the same manner.
Pope Francis kisses the foot of a refugee during Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper at the Center for Asylum Seekers in Castelnuovo di Porto, about 15 miles north of Rome in March 2016. The pope washed and kissed the feet of refugees, including Muslims, Hindus and Copts. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano, handout)
FaithNews
Pope Francis visits high-security prison on Holy Thursday
Michael J. O’Loughlin
It is the third Holy Thursday that Francis has spent at a detention center, part of his longstanding emphasis on ministering to prisoners.
FaithVideo
Pope Francis: "Find joy in the little things"
America Video
Pope Francis offered a powerful Holy Thursday message today at the Vatican during his Chrism Mass homily: Find joy in the little things.
Pope Francis leaves in procession after celebrating Holy Thursday chrism Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 13 (CNS photo/Paul Haring).
FaithPope Francis Homilies
Pope Francis at Chrism Mass: find joy in the "little things."
Pope Francis
"By taking one small step, we make God’s mercy overflow in situations of desolation."
FaithDispatches
Father James Martin appointed by Pope Francis to Vatican department for communications
Ashley McKinless
On April 12, Pope Francis appointed James Martin, S.J., America's editor at large, as a consulter to the Vatican's Secretariat for Communications.
Subscribe to Pope Francis