foot washing
Pope washes the feet of inmates, reveals he has cataracts
By Nicole Winfield — March 29, 2018
ROME (AP) — Francis, 81, disclosed the news as he bid farewell to inmates and staff at the Regina Coeli prison, where he washed the feet of 12 prisoners in a Holy Thursday ritual.
On Maundy Thursday, Pope Francis washes the feet of 12 prisoners
By Josephine McKenna — April 13, 2017
ROME (RNS) The 12 inmates who took part included a Muslim who is expected to be baptized as a Catholic in June, three women and two men serving life terms.
Pope Francis opens foot-washing rite to women in gesture of inclusion
By David Gibson — January 21, 2016
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The change is likely to inflame debates over whether broadening the Holy Thursday service will send mixed signals about the all-male priesthood.
Evangelicals add one more guest to the wedding party: Jesus
By Adelle M. Banks — September 26, 2014
(RNS) In an age of destination weddings and “bridezillas,” some evangelicals opt for what writer Catherine Strode Parks calls “A Christ-Centered Wedding.”
When Pope Francis washes women’s feet, arguments follow. Who’s right?
By David Gibson — April 15, 2014
(RNS) Pope Francis will spend Holy Thursday washing the feet of disabled people, some of them women and some perhaps non-Catholics. That upsets traditionalists, who say the rite should be restricted to men only. So who's right?
Pope washes feet of two girls, two Muslims at youth prison
By Alessandro Speciale — March 28, 2013
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis on Thursday (March 28) washed the feet of 12 young inmates, including two girls and two Muslims, during a Maundy Thursday Mass at a youth detention center in Rome.
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