Pope Francis on Thursday arrived at
Regina Coeli prison in Rome for a Holy Thursday meet and greet
with around 40 prisoners, to whom he will give a copy of the
Gospel.
The pontiff, who is recovering after 38 days in hospital
fighting life-threatening pneumonia, had been in the Roman
penitentiary on Holy Thursday 2018.
On that occasion he had celebrated the Mass 'in Coena Domini'
(The Lord's Supper) with the traditional rite of washing feet to
commemorate what Jesus did to his disciples at the Last Supper.
Francis is still weak and is trying to recover his full voice
after the bout of pneumonia which twice had doctors fearing for
his life.
He may take some part in Easter celebrations although there have
been no official announcements about this.
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