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Pope Francis washes feet of women inmates at Rome prison for Holy Thursday

cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 15:05:50 -0400

As Pope Francis poured water over their feet, dried them with a towel and kissed their feet, 12 women inmates at Rome's Rebibbia prison wept.

Celebrating Marian icon of love

jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) — Sun, 05 Jul 2015 08:00:00 -0400

TORONTO - In 1866, Pope Pius IX appointed the Redemptorists as custodians of the 15th-century icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help with the mission to “make her known throughout the world.”

Still astonishing good news 2,000 years later

Thu, 02 Apr 2015 09:00:00 -0400

Through the powerful Scripture readings of the Triduum, and especially the Gospels of the Easter Vigil and Easter morning, we catch glimpses of the profound meaning of the Paschal mystery. How can we give expression to the conquest of death and the harrowing of hell? We must honestly admit to ourselves that we have no words.