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Chaplains work to uproot radicalization in prisons
- May 21, 2016
VATICAN CITY — With visits to detention facilities and washing the feet of the detainees, Pope Francis has placed renewed emphasis on the work of mercy of visiting prisoners. However, some see a growing urgency for the Church to be present in cell blocks not just as part of its
At Mexico’s ‘Crime U’, Pope Francis says prisons are not the answer
- Feb 17, 2016
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Speaking at one of Mexico’s most infamous prisons, Pope Francis said Wednesday that believing crime can be solved by locking up offenders and throwing away the key is a delusion, because it ignores the “structural and cultural” roots of violence and criminal behavior. “We have already
Pope tells inmates in Bolivian jail Palmasola he, too, ‘must do penance’
- Jul 10, 2015
SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia — As the closing act of a jam-packed 44 hours in Bolivia, Pope Francis on Friday visited a notorious detention center called Palmasola, known as one of the world’s most overcrowded and dangerous prisons, leading the inmates in prayer. “You may be asking yourselves: “Who is this
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