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An extract from Cardinal Pell’s Prison Journal, Volume 1

January 15, 2021

The extract appearing here is from George Cardinal Pell's Prison Journal, Volume 1: The Cardinal Makes His Appeal. George Weigel introduced the work to readers of the Catholic Herald in a short essay, which appeared on our website earlier this week. Both the extract and Weigel's essay are featured in the January / February issue of the Catholic Herald.

Catholics now outnumber Anglicans — in jail

August 15, 2017

Inmates with no religion are the largest group, however

Pope washes the feet of 12 prisoners at Holy Thursday Mass

April 13, 2017

'This isn't a folkloric ceremony,' Francis tells inmates

Funeral Mass for 20 prisoners who died in Haiti’s largest prison

February 22, 2017

Most of the inmates who died had never been convicted of a crime

Priest: Brazil’s prison system ‘factory of torture that creates monsters’

January 10, 2017

Almost 100 inmates have died in Brazil since the turn of the year

Pope Francis: ‘Prison conditions must be humane’

January 04, 2017

At his general audience, the Pope prayed for prisoners killed in recent riots in Brazil

Cuba pardons 787 common prisoners at Pope’s request

November 16, 2016

The prisoners were selected according to the nature of their crimes and their behaviour while in prison

Pope celebrates Jubilee Mass for prisoners in St Peter’s Basilica

November 07, 2016

Francis urged the inmates to never give up hope in God's mercy

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