Pope Francis Celebrates Mass For Prisoners - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates Mass For Prisoners - Rome

Pope Francis celebrates mass for prisoners in the Rebibbia New Complex Prison in Rome, Italy on December 26, 2024. Before he opened the Holy Door of the church of the prison for the 2025 Jubilee of Hope. ‘I wanted the second Holy Door I open to be here at a prison,’ Pope Francis explained. For the Jubilee of Hope, the first Door to be opened was in St. Peter’s Basilica, then, for the first-time ever, the Pope inaugurated the Jubilee with a Holy Door at a prison. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates Mass For Prisoners - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates Mass For Prisoners - Rome

Pope Francis celebrates mass for prisoners in the Rebibbia New Complex Prison in Rome, Italy on December 26, 2024. Before he opened the Holy Door of the church of the prison for the 2025 Jubilee of Hope. ‘I wanted the second Holy Door I open to be here at a prison,’ Pope Francis explained. For the Jubilee of Hope, the first Door to be opened was in St. Peter’s Basilica, then, for the first-time ever, the Pope inaugurated the Jubilee with a Holy Door at a prison. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates Mass For Prisoners - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates Mass For Prisoners - Rome

Pope Francis greets the people after he celebrated mass for prisoners in the Rebibbia New Complex Prison in Rome, Italy on December 26, 2024. Before he opened the Holy Door of the church of the prison for the 2025 Jubilee of Hope. ‘I wanted the second Holy Door I open to be here at a prison,’ Pope Francis explained. For the Jubilee of Hope, the first Door to be opened was in St. Peter’s Basilica, then, for the first-time ever, the Pope inaugurated the Jubilee with a Holy Door at a prison. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates Mass For Prisoners - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates Mass For Prisoners - Rome

Pope Francis celebrates mass for prisoners in the Rebibbia New Complex Prison in Rome, Italy on December 26, 2024. Before he opened the Holy Door of the church of the prison for the 2025 Jubilee of Hope. ‘I wanted the second Holy Door I open to be here at a prison,’ Pope Francis explained. For the Jubilee of Hope, the first Door to be opened was in St. Peter’s Basilica, then, for the first-time ever, the Pope inaugurated the Jubilee with a Holy Door at a prison. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates Mass For Prisoners - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates Mass For Prisoners - Rome

Pope Francis celebrates mass for prisoners in the Rebibbia New Complex Prison in Rome, Italy on December 26, 2024. Before he opened the Holy Door of the church of the prison for the 2025 Jubilee of Hope. ‘I wanted the second Holy Door I open to be here at a prison,’ Pope Francis explained. For the Jubilee of Hope, the first Door to be opened was in St. Peter’s Basilica, then, for the first-time ever, the Pope inaugurated the Jubilee with a Holy Door at a prison. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates Mass For Prisoners - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates Mass For Prisoners - Rome

Pope Francis celebrates mass for prisoners in the Rebibbia New Complex Prison in Rome, Italy on December 26, 2024. Before he opened the Holy Door of the church of the prison for the 2025 Jubilee of Hope. ‘I wanted the second Holy Door I open to be here at a prison,’ Pope Francis explained. For the Jubilee of Hope, the first Door to be opened was in St. Peter’s Basilica, then, for the first-time ever, the Pope inaugurated the Jubilee with a Holy Door at a prison. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates Mass For Prisoners - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates Mass For Prisoners - Rome

Pope Francis celebrates mass for prisoners in the Rebibbia New Complex Prison in Rome, Italy on December 26, 2024. Before he opened the Holy Door of the church of the prison for the 2025 Jubilee of Hope. ‘I wanted the second Holy Door I open to be here at a prison,’ Pope Francis explained. For the Jubilee of Hope, the first Door to be opened was in St. Peter’s Basilica, then, for the first-time ever, the Pope inaugurated the Jubilee with a Holy Door at a prison. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates Mass For Prisoners - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates Mass For Prisoners - Rome

Pope Francis celebrates mass for prisoners in the Rebibbia New Complex Prison in Rome, Italy on December 26, 2024. Before he opened the Holy Door of the church of the prison for the 2025 Jubilee of Hope. ‘I wanted the second Holy Door I open to be here at a prison,’ Pope Francis explained. For the Jubilee of Hope, the first Door to be opened was in St. Peter’s Basilica, then, for the first-time ever, the Pope inaugurated the Jubilee with a Holy Door at a prison. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates Mass For Prisoners - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates Mass For Prisoners - Rome

Pope Francis celebrates mass for prisoners in the Rebibbia New Complex Prison in Rome, Italy on December 26, 2024. Before he opened the Holy Door of the church of the prison for the 2025 Jubilee of Hope. ‘I wanted the second Holy Door I open to be here at a prison,’ Pope Francis explained. For the Jubilee of Hope, the first Door to be opened was in St. Peter’s Basilica, then, for the first-time ever, the Pope inaugurated the Jubilee with a Holy Door at a prison. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates Mass For Prisoners - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates Mass For Prisoners - Rome

Pope Francis celebrates mass for prisoners in the Rebibbia New Complex Prison in Rome, Italy on December 26, 2024. Before he opened the Holy Door of the church of the prison for the 2025 Jubilee of Hope. ‘I wanted the second Holy Door I open to be here at a prison,’ Pope Francis explained. For the Jubilee of Hope, the first Door to be opened was in St. Peter’s Basilica, then, for the first-time ever, the Pope inaugurated the Jubilee with a Holy Door at a prison. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates Mass For Prisoners - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates Mass For Prisoners - Rome

Pope Francis celebrates mass for prisoners in the Rebibbia New Complex Prison in Rome, Italy on December 26, 2024. Before he opened the Holy Door of the church of the prison for the 2025 Jubilee of Hope. ‘I wanted the second Holy Door I open to be here at a prison,’ Pope Francis explained. For the Jubilee of Hope, the first Door to be opened was in St. Peter’s Basilica, then, for the first-time ever, the Pope inaugurated the Jubilee with a Holy Door at a prison. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates Mass For Prisoners - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates Mass For Prisoners - Rome

Pope Francis celebrates mass for prisoners in the Rebibbia New Complex Prison in Rome, Italy on December 26, 2024. Before he opened the Holy Door of the church of the prison for the 2025 Jubilee of Hope. ‘I wanted the second Holy Door I open to be here at a prison,’ Pope Francis explained. For the Jubilee of Hope, the first Door to be opened was in St. Peter’s Basilica, then, for the first-time ever, the Pope inaugurated the Jubilee with a Holy Door at a prison. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Opens the Holy Door At Rebibbia Prison - Rome

Pope Francis Opens the Holy Door At Rebibbia Prison - Rome

Pope Francis opens the Holy Door at Rebibbia prison in Rome, Italy on December 26, 2024 for the 2025 Jubilee of Hope. For the first time in this long-standing Jubilee tradition dating back to the 15th century, the Pope also opened a fifth sacred portal in a Roman prison, as a symbolic sign ‘inviting all prisoners to look to the future with hope and a renewed sense of confidence.’ The unprecedented rite took place on December 26, the feast of St. Stephen, in the Rebibbia New Complex Prison in Rome. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Opens the Holy Door At Rebibbia Prison - Rome

Pope Francis Opens the Holy Door At Rebibbia Prison - Rome

Pope Francis opens the Holy Door at Rebibbia prison in Rome, Italy on December 26, 2024 for the 2025 Jubilee of Hope. For the first time in this long-standing Jubilee tradition dating back to the 15th century, the Pope also opened a fifth sacred portal in a Roman prison, as a symbolic sign ‘inviting all prisoners to look to the future with hope and a renewed sense of confidence.’ The unprecedented rite took place on December 26, the feast of St. Stephen, in the Rebibbia New Complex Prison in Rome. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Opens the Holy Door At Rebibbia Prison - Rome

Pope Francis Opens the Holy Door At Rebibbia Prison - Rome

Pope Francis opens the Holy Door at Rebibbia prison in Rome, Italy on December 26, 2024 for the 2025 Jubilee of Hope. For the first time in this long-standing Jubilee tradition dating back to the 15th century, the Pope also opened a fifth sacred portal in a Roman prison, as a symbolic sign ‘inviting all prisoners to look to the future with hope and a renewed sense of confidence.’ The unprecedented rite took place on December 26, the feast of St. Stephen, in the Rebibbia New Complex Prison in Rome. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Opens the Holy Door At Rebibbia Prison - Rome

Pope Francis Opens the Holy Door At Rebibbia Prison - Rome

Pope Francis opens the Holy Door at Rebibbia prison in Rome, Italy on December 26, 2024 for the 2025 Jubilee of Hope. For the first time in this long-standing Jubilee tradition dating back to the 15th century, the Pope also opened a fifth sacred portal in a Roman prison, as a symbolic sign ‘inviting all prisoners to look to the future with hope and a renewed sense of confidence.’ The unprecedented rite took place on December 26, the feast of St. Stephen, in the Rebibbia New Complex Prison in Rome. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Wash The Feet of 12 Inmates in a Rome’s Prison - Italy

Pope Francis Wash The Feet of 12 Inmates in a Rome’s Prison - Italy

On Holy Thursday Pope Francis visited with inmates at Rome’s Rebibbia female prison where he washed the feet of 12 women during the Mass of the Lord's Supper on March 28, 2024 in Rome, Italy. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Wash The Feet of 12 Inmates in a Rome’s Prison - Italy

Pope Francis Wash The Feet of 12 Inmates in a Rome’s Prison - Italy

On Holy Thursday Pope Francis visited with inmates at Rome’s Rebibbia female prison where he washed the feet of 12 women during the Mass of the Lord's Supper on March 28, 2024 in Rome, Italy. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Wash The Feet of 12 Inmates in a Rome’s Prison - Italy

Pope Francis Wash The Feet of 12 Inmates in a Rome’s Prison - Italy

On Holy Thursday Pope Francis visited with inmates at Rome’s Rebibbia female prison where he washed the feet of 12 women during the Mass of the Lord's Supper on March 28, 2024 in Rome, Italy. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Wash The Feet of 12 Inmates in a Rome’s Prison - Italy

Pope Francis Wash The Feet of 12 Inmates in a Rome’s Prison - Italy

On Holy Thursday Pope Francis visited with inmates at Rome’s Rebibbia female prison where he washed the feet of 12 women during the Mass of the Lord's Supper on March 28, 2024 in Rome, Italy. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Wash The Feet of 12 Inmates in a Rome’s Prison - Italy

Pope Francis Wash The Feet of 12 Inmates in a Rome’s Prison - Italy

On Holy Thursday Pope Francis visited with inmates at Rome’s Rebibbia female prison where he washed the feet of 12 women during the Mass of the Lord's Supper on March 28, 2024 in Rome, Italy. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Wash The Feet of 12 Inmates in a Rome’s Prison - Italy

Pope Francis Wash The Feet of 12 Inmates in a Rome’s Prison - Italy

On Holy Thursday Pope Francis visited with inmates at Rome’s Rebibbia female prison where he washed the feet of 12 women during the Mass of the Lord's Supper on March 28, 2024 in Rome, Italy. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Wash The Feet of 12 Inmates in a Rome’s Prison - Italy

Pope Francis Wash The Feet of 12 Inmates in a Rome’s Prison - Italy

On Holy Thursday Pope Francis visited with inmates at Rome’s Rebibbia female prison where he washed the feet of 12 women during the Mass of the Lord's Supper on March 28, 2024 in Rome, Italy. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Wash The Feet of 12 Inmates in a Rome’s Prison - Italy

Pope Francis Wash The Feet of 12 Inmates in a Rome’s Prison - Italy

On Holy Thursday Pope Francis visited with inmates at Rome’s Rebibbia female prison where he washed the feet of 12 women during the Mass of the Lord's Supper on March 28, 2024 in Rome, Italy. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Wash The Feet of 12 Inmates in a Rome’s Prison - Italy

Pope Francis Wash The Feet of 12 Inmates in a Rome’s Prison - Italy

On Holy Thursday Pope Francis visited with inmates at Rome’s Rebibbia female prison where he washed the feet of 12 women during the Mass of the Lord's Supper on March 28, 2024 in Rome, Italy. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Meets With Inmates - Rome

Pope Francis Meets With Inmates - Rome

Pope Francis meeting a group of about 20 inmates in Rebibbia jail, accompanied by the director, the chaplain and some officials, who subsequently visited the Vatican Museums, Vatican City, June 21, 2021. Photo by Vatican Media/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Meets With Inmates - Rome

Pope Francis Meets With Inmates - Rome

Pope Francis meeting a group of about 20 inmates in Rebibbia jail, accompanied by the director, the chaplain and some officials, who subsequently visited the Vatican Museums, Vatican City, June 21, 2021. Photo by Vatican Media/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Meets With Inmates - Rome

Pope Francis Meets With Inmates - Rome

Pope Francis meeting a group of about 20 inmates in Rebibbia jail, accompanied by the director, the chaplain and some officials, who subsequently visited the Vatican Museums, Vatican City, June 21, 2021. Photo by Vatican Media/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Meets With Inmates - Rome

Pope Francis Meets With Inmates - Rome

Pope Francis meeting a group of about 20 inmates in Rebibbia jail, accompanied by the director, the chaplain and some officials, who subsequently visited the Vatican Museums, Vatican City, June 21, 2021. Photo by Vatican Media/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Meets With Inmates - Rome

Pope Francis Meets With Inmates - Rome

Pope Francis meeting a group of about 20 inmates in Rebibbia jail, accompanied by the director, the chaplain and some officials, who subsequently visited the Vatican Museums, Vatican City, June 21, 2021. Photo by Vatican Media/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Meets With Inmates - Rome

Pope Francis Meets With Inmates - Rome

Pope Francis meeting a group of about 20 inmates in Rebibbia jail, accompanied by the director, the chaplain and some officials, who subsequently visited the Vatican Museums, Vatican City, June 21, 2021. Photo by Vatican Media/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Meets With Inmates - Rome

Pope Francis Meets With Inmates - Rome

Pope Francis meeting a group of about 20 inmates in Rebibbia jail, accompanied by the director, the chaplain and some officials, who subsequently visited the Vatican Museums, Vatican City, June 21, 2021. Photo by Vatican Media/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM