Pontiff opens sacred portal at Rebibbia jail outside Rome to show ‘hope does not disappoint’
Pope Francis has visited one of the largest prisons in Italy, opening a special “holy door” for the Catholic church’s 2025 jubilee, in what the Vatican described as a “historic move” as it is the first time a sacred portal has been opened at a jail.
“I wanted the second holy door I open to be here at a prison,” said the pope, who kicked off the “jubilee of hope” by opening the holy door of St Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Eve on Tuesday.” , the pope has called for forms of amnesty or pardon for prisoners and for “pathways of reintegration” dedicated to them, as well as for “the abolition of the death penalty”.
Francis said: “I like to think of hope as the anchor that is on the shore and, with the rope, we are safe. Do not lose hope: this is the message I want to give you, to give all of us … because hope never disappoints.
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