Prison

How does one go from serving time in prison to a closer relationship with God? Robert Ehnow, director for the Office for Life, Peace and Justice for the Roman Catholic …

The pope described the cardinal’s decision to return to celebrate Mass at the site as a witness to “the Sacrifice of Christ.”

“Pastor Jin should never have spent a single day behind bars for peacefully living out his Christian faith,” said Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J.

When he was in formation as a seminarian, a young William Wack sought an apostolate for ministry that he admitted intimidated him: prison ministry.

In the final leg of his apostolic journey to Africa, Pope Leo XIV struck a more measured tone.

Belarus’s foremost Catholic dissident has urged Church leaders not to ignore the plight of his country’s political prisoners amid a continuing crackdown on religious freedoms.

In a totally unsurprising move, the pope made a surprise visit to Rome’s Regina Coeli prison despite still recovering from severe double pneumonia. 

“Following today’s sentencing, we will rapidly engage further on Mr. Lai’s case,” U.K. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said. 

Dressed in rose vestments for Gaudete Sunday, the third Sunday of Advent, the pope celebrated Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica Dec. 15 for the Jubilee of Prisoners.

“We honor two journalists whose courage shines as a beacon for all who refuse to be silenced,” European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said.