Pope washes the feet of young prisoners, including a Muslim
Rome: This unique ceremony took place on Thursday, Pope Francis washed the feet of detainees in a prison in Rome, including for the first time, two girls, one Muslim.
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Jorge Bergoglio, elected Pope on 13 March, chose to perpetuate this ritual gesture in the juvenile detention center of Casal del Marmo, on the outskirts of Rome.
The Pope gave a short homily before the washing of the feet of ten young men and two young girls, an Italian Catholic and Serbian Muslim, according to a lawyer for the detainees.
Pope Francis said the washing of the feet is"a sign that is a caress by Jesus " stressing he was making this gesture "wholeheartedly", "as a priest and bishop."
The Pope gave a short homily before the washing of the feet of ten young men and two young girls, an Italian Catholic and Serbian Muslim, according to a lawyer for the detainees.
Pope Francis said the washing of the feet is"a sign that is a caress by Jesus " stressing he was making this gesture "wholeheartedly", "as a priest and bishop."
Source : https://www.marocafrik.com/english/Pope-washes-the...