Prison

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

The traditional justice system focuses on the laws that have been broken, while restorative justice centers on those who have been harmed, said Jayna Hoffacker.

The lay Catholic, a major figure in the church’s post-communist revival, remains in a penal colony, deprived of sacraments and any spiritual support.

After a year of pro-democracy protests in 2019, China in 2020 imposed the national security law, which has all but silenced dissent in Hong Kong, AP reported.

While he did not celebrate Mass or wash the feet of inmates, Pope Francis made his customary Holy Thursday visit to a detention facility on April 17.

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. bishops’ conference was among the groups that urged President Joe Biden on Dec. 9 to commute exiting federal death sentences before President-elect Donald Trump, …

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(OSV News) — For years, the ministries of Catholic religious sisters — working tirelessly and often invisibly — have left their mark on Appalachia’s rural communities, sharing the love of …

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (OSV News) — Deacon candidates in the Diocese of Colorado Springs are creating two weekend retreats to offer to inmates in two Colorado state prisons for men …

(OSV News) — “For the Lord hears the needy and does not despise his own people who are prisoners,” the psalmist says, and these words resonate with Catholics who take …