Young Inmates Eager for Holy Thursday Mass With Francis

Prison Chaplain on Upcoming Papal Mass at Rome Prison

Rome, March 25, 2013 (Zenit.org) H. Sergio Mora | 3648 hits

On Holy Thursday, Pope Francis will celebrate Mass in the Casal de Marmo, a juvenile detention center on the outskirts of Rome. ZENIT interviewed a chaplain at the prison, Father Gaetano …

Pope Expresses Sadness Over Venezuelan Prison Riot Victims

Death Toll Reaches 61 During Raid by National Guard

Caracas, January 31, 2013 (Zenit.org) Junno Arocho Esteves | 1146 hits

In a telegram addressed to Archbishop Antonio José López Castillo of Barquisimeto in Venezuela, the Pope Benedict XVI expressed his over the recent riot that took place in Uribana Prison. The …

Prisoners Help Prepare Rio's Youth Day

Work Program Offers Opportunity to Inmates

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, January 30, 2013 (Zenit.org) | 1486 hits

Inmates from Brasilia's prisons are helping Brazil prepare to welcome the youth who will arrive for this July's World Youth Day. Paulo Fernando Melo, vice-president of the National Pro-Life …

Pope Benedict Calls On Prison Directors to Promote A 'More Genuine Justice'

Participants of Conference on Prison Administration Granted Audience with Pontiff

November 23, 2012 | 1428 hits

By Junno Arocho Pope Benedict XVI addressed the directors of Prison Administration of the Council of Europe yesterday. The directors present were participants of the 17th Conference of …

Pope's Address to Directors of Prison Administration

"Where There is Confidence in the Possibility of Renewal, Prison can Perform its Re-Educational Function"

November 23, 2012 | 757 hits

Here is the text of the Holy Father's address yesterday to the participants of the 17th Conference of Directors of Prison Administration of the Council of Europe. * * * Your Excellency, Deputy …

Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain Visits Youth Offenders Institution in London

Calls on Young Inmates to 'Ask Forgiveness and Start Anew

November 23, 2012 | 998 hits

During Prisons Week (November18-24), the Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain, Archbishop Antonio Mennini visited Feltham Young Offenders Institution, which is located on southwest London. …

Chaplains of Irish Prisons Decry 3-fold Crisis

Call Current Policy a "Disaster" for Prisons and Society

November 29, 2010 | 1987 hits

The annual report of the Irish Prison Chaplains says that current prison policy is a "disaster for both prisons and society" and the only obstacle to bettering it is political will. The report …

Prison Ministers: No One Is a Throw-Away for Jesus

Lament State of Jails in Latin America and the Caribbean

December 01, 2008 | 718 hits

For Jesus, no life is a throw-away," affirmed a group of prison ministers reflecting on the state of jails in Latin America and the Caribbean. This affirmation was part of the final …