Pope Francis, 87, met inmates, staff and volunteers at Giudecca jail during first trip outside Rome for months The pope has met female prisoners in Venice who are stars of the Vatican’s pavilion ...
Pope Francis has met with women prisoners in Venice who are the protagonists of the Vatican pavilion at the Venice Biennale art fair.
Incarcerated women serve as guides to the show, which reflects Pope Francis’ longtime commitment to society’s marginalized people. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Venice and Vatican City ...
Venice has always been a place of contrasts, of breathtaking beauty and devastating fragility, where history, religion, art and nature have collided over the centuries to produce an otherworldly ...
Pope Francis began his visit to Venice on Sunday with a meeting with women prisoners at the Giudecca Women’s Prison. The ...
The one-day trip to Venice will be closely watched amid concerns over the fragile health of Francis, who has toured the world extensively in his 11 years as pope but has not travelled since ...
Pope Francis has become the first pontiff to visit Venice’s contemporary art festival during a trip which saw him visit a female prison and rehabilitate the reputation of a pioneering American ...
From the women's prison in Venice, which hosts the Holy See's official pavilion at the Venice Biennale of Art, Pope Francis ...
On a visit to the Vatican's Holy See pavilion at the Venice Biennale, Pope Francis spoke about the importance of art.