Tag: prisoners
‘God is hidden in human misery’: Pope Francis highlights dignity of...
“Why do we not take to heart the plight of prisoners, which even from this city of Trieste rises as a cry of anguish?"
Pope Francis to wash juvenile prisoners’ feet this Holy Thursday
In 2013, Francis washed 12 young prisoners’ feet — those of two girls and 10 boys
Philippine bishop echoes pope’s call for clemency to qualified prisoners
The prelate said the release of PDLs will enable them “to start a new life as free and potentially productive citizens of the country”
Pope Francis to ask heads of state to pardon prisoners as...
The invitation to make a “gesture of clemency” will be sent “on the occasion of the upcoming Christmas,” a Dec. 12 communication said
Detained mother reunites with daughter after 30 years
Restoring Family Links encompasses a range of activities carried out by the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
Prison pastoral care commission welcomes vaccination of persons deprived of liberty
91 percent of persons deprived of liberty in detention facilities has been vaccinated against COVID-19
Obispo, umaapela sa gobyerno na tutukan ang kapakanan ng mga bilanggo
Naaangkop lamang na ipagdasal at ipadama sa mga bilanggo ang pagkalinga at pag-aaruga sa kabila ng kanilang mga nagawang pagkakasala
Philippine bishop calls for ‘synodality’ in prison communities
Bishop Joel Baylon said the Church should recognize the dignity of prisoners as human beings
Christians in North Korean prisons suffer worst treatment
When a Christian is discovered in North Korea they’re arrested and sent to a labor camp
Manila Catholic bishop scores ‘inhuman conditions’ in Philippine jails
A church group said measures to avoid COVID-19 infection among prisoners might not be enough to prevent the spread of the disease
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