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Pope Francis, prison guards provide meditations on the aftermath of crime
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service April 03, 2020
Prison guards, probation officers and volunteers also authored some of the meditations, which were released in Italian April 3 by Libreria Editrice Vaticana, the Vatican publishing house.
In Mexico City on March 31 a woman walks past a sign that urges: “Stay home.” Mexico's government broadened its shutdown of “non essential activities” and prohibited gatherings of more than 50 people to help slow down the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Ill-prepared for Covid-19, Mexico City prisons continue to allow visitors
Jan-Albert Hootsen April 02, 2020
At each of Mexico City’s 13 prisons, hundreds of people are still admitted each visiting day to see their imprisoned family members. For the inmates, they are a vital lifeline.
Politics & SocietyNews
Forget me not: Prison ministry faces challenges of global pandemic
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service March 24, 2020
The pope prayed for prisoners and their families who are unable to visit because of the Italian government's strict social-distancing measures.
FaithNews
As coronavirus cases increase, Pope Francis prays for prisoners and their families
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service March 19, 2020
Dressed in white vestments to commemorate the feast of St. Joseph March 19, the pope expressed his closeness to prisoners "who suffer so much in this moment of uncertainty and pain."
Politics & SocietyNews
At Mass, Pope Francis offers special prayers for prisoners
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service March 11, 2020
Pope Francis continues to celebrate daily Mass which is livestreamed because of the coronavirus crisis.
Politics & SocietyNews
Secret documents reveal how China mass detention camps work
Associated Press November 25, 2019
Taken as a whole, the documents give the most significant description yet of how the mass detention camps work in the words of the Chinese government itself.
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