STORY: Francis, who recently curtailed his speaking engagements because of fatigue related to bouts of bronchitis and influenza, traveled to Rome's Rebibbia prison, in a run-down area on Rome's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From his wheelchair, 87-year-old Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of 12 women, who are inmates at a prison in Rome, during ...

Pope Francis washed the feet of former mafiosi on Thursday in a prison known for housing inmates who have informed on old mobster allies. The closed-door visit to Paliano prison outside Rome saw the ...

(CNN) — Pope Francis on Thursday has washed the feet of 12 women at a prison in Rome during a ceremony emphasizing humility. It is the first time the pope has washed the feet of women only during the ...

One of the most-read traditionalist blogs, “Rorate Caeli,” reacted to the foot-washing ceremony by declaring the death of Benedict’s eight-year project to correct what he considered the botched ...

On Thursday, March 24, Supervisor John Avalos joined faith leaders in a foot-washing ceremony on the steps of San Francisco’s City Hall to honor immigrants as Easter quickly approaches. The ritual of ...

A high school in Robertson County is facing First Amendment questions after hosting a religious event for student athletes during practice — a move one organization is calling “unconstitutional” and ...

ROME, March 28 (Reuters) - Pope Francis looked well as he washed and kissed the feet of 12 women prisoners on Thursday at a traditional ritual on the first of four event-filled days leading to Easter ...