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Pope tells Vatican office that processes sex abuse cases to uphold truth, justice and charity

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Flag of Cameroon. (Credit: Pixabay.)

Catholic diocese in Cameroon frees 29 inmates who couldn’t afford bail

Jan 14
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Police are seen in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Aug. 28, 2025. (Credit: Andre Penner/AP.)

Catholics denounces restrictions on spiritual assistance in Brazilian prisons

Dec 15, 2025
Eduardo Campos Lima

Pope Francis arrives at at Rebibbia prison in Rome on Dec. 26, 2024. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope remembers modern martyrs, visits prison on St. Stephen’s Day

Dec 26, 2024
Charles Collins

HM Prison Leicester in the United Kingdom. (Credit: Wikipedia.)

Bishop says prisoners in the UK need methods of ‘restorative justice’

Nov 28, 2024
Charles Collins

Mountjoy Prison in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Irish Church objects to temporary closure of Catholic chapel in Dublin

Nov 28, 2024
Charles Collins

A soldier stands amid pedestrians as his military group patrols a residential area of northern Quito, Ecuador, on Jan. 11, 2024. (Credit: Dolores Ochoa/AP.)

Militarization of Ecuador prisons causing starvation and torture, Church officials claim

May 23, 2024
Eduardo Campos Lima

The perimeter of the Diboll Correctional Facility is seen on July 19, 2014, in Diboll, Texas. (Credit: Rhonda Oaks/The Daily News via AP.)

Texas bishops give guidelines for the use of wine at Mass in prison

May 15, 2024
John Lavenburg

Police take position outside the Villa Devoto prison in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on April 24, 2020. (Credit: Natacha Pisarenko/AP.)

Church ministers skeptical about plan to reform prisons in Argentina

Apr 17, 2024
Eduardo Campos Lima

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva flashes a heart-hand sign at supporters during a rally in Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 1, 2023. (Credit: Andre Penner/AP.)

Brazil Bill that ends temporary release for non-violent criminals is criticized by Church

Apr 4, 2024
Eduardo Campos Lima

Chilean nun who spent pandemic in prison urges respect for dignity of inmates

Feb 7, 2024
Eduardo Campos Lima

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Pope tells Vatican office that processes sex abuse cases to uphold truth, justice and charity

Jan 30
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

From Apartheid resistance to building bridges: South African Church’s 75-Year journey

Jan 30
Ngala Killian Chimtom

‘Christophobia’ bills seek to bar religious costumes in Brazil’s Carnival

Jan 30
Eduardo Campos Lima

Swiss politician fined for shooting a pistol at Madonna and Child poster

Jan 29
Associated Press