Pope Francis visits Italian prison for traditional foot washing Mass

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VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis visited an Italian prison for a Holy Thursday Mass where he washed and kissed the feet of 12 inmates to commemorate Jesus\u0027 gesture of humility towards his apostles the night before he died. Francis\u0027 predecessors held the service in St Peter\u0027s Basilica or another Rome cathedr

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis visited an Italian prison for a Holy Thursday Mass where he washed and kissed the feet of 12 inmates to commemorate Jesus' gesture of humility towards his apostles the night before he died.

This year, Pope Francis went to a prison in the port city of Civitavecchia, northwest of Rome on the Mediterranean coast. "We priests should be the first to serve others, not exploit others," he told the prisoners in a brief, improvised homily during the Mass in the prison chapel."It is a way of saying 'I do not judge anyone. I try to serve everyone,'" he said.In the past two years, scaled-down versions of the service were held inside the Vatican because of COVID-19 restrictions.

 

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