Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of 12 inmates ndash six women and the child of one of them and six men ndash in Rome rsquo s Rebibbia prison on Holy Thursday and shook hands kissed and embraced hundreds of the detainees amid scenes of great emotion The prisoners welcomed him with v
Pope Francis on Holy Thursday spoke about the ldquo tiredness rdquo or quot weariness quot that Catholic priests experience in their daily ministry often in very difficult and dangerous situations and offered advice on how they should deal with it He did so in an incisive and profound homily
It rsquo s meant to be over by nbsp noon nbsp on April 1 so they say It doesn rsquo t work after midday and you rsquo re not allowed to come out with any April Fools gags after then although it rsquo s not clear what purgatorial penance might await a malefactor mdash perpetual exposure to extreme