Pope Francis to Wash Feet of 12 Prisoners on Holy Thursday

At Rome’s Regina Coeli Prison, Will Meet Other Prisoners

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This Holy Thursday, Pope Francis will perform the traditional washing of the feet at the “Regina Coeli” Prison in Rome, for the celebration of the Holy Mass in coena Domini, announced the Vatican on March 20, 2018.
The visit, it noted, will involve an encounter with detainees who are patients in the infirmary; the Eucharistic celebration with the rite of the washing of the feet of twelve detainees, and a meeting with some detainees.
 
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Deborah Castellano Lubov

Deborah Castellano Lubov is Senior Vatican & Rome Correspondent for ZENIT; author of 'The Other Francis' ('L'Altro Francesco') featuring interviews with those closest to the Pope and preface by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Parolin (currently published in 5 languages); Deborah is also NBC & MSNBC Vatican Analyst. She often covers the Pope's travels abroad, often from the Papal Flight (including for historic trips such as to Abu Dhabi and Japan & Thailand), and has also asked him questions on the return-flight press conference on behalf of the English-speaking press present. Lubov has done much TV & radio commentary, including for NBC, Sky, EWTN, BBC, Vatican Radio, AP, Reuters and more. She also has contributed to various books on the Pope and has written for various Catholic publications. For 'The Other Francis': http://www.gracewing.co.uk/page219.html or https://www.amazon.com/Other-Francis-Everything-They-about/dp/0852449348/

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