Pope to Visit Rome Jail Thursday

Rome: Pope Francis will visit Rome’s Regina Coeli Prison on Thursday, Vatican sources said Wednesday. The pope, who on previous Holy Thursdays has washed prisoners’ feet in commemoration of the Last Supper, will give some inmates a copy of the Gospel.

According to Ansa News Agency, the meeting should take place privately tomorrow afternoon and will only be held if his health conditions allow it. Francis, 88, is recuperating after 38 days battling life-threatening pneumonia in a Rome hospital.