Catholic school students bake cookies to give prisoners hope
Something as simple as giving a prisoner an oatmeal raisin cookie with sprinkles is one way an Aiken school is showing God’s love and mercy to those looking for hope.
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by bcadmin | Nov 21, 2022 | Associated Press, Catholic Schools, Church in the US, Diocese of Charleston, News, prison ministry, South Carolina | 0 |
Something as simple as giving a prisoner an oatmeal raisin cookie with sprinkles is one way an Aiken school is showing God’s love and mercy to those looking for hope.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 14, 2022 | Fay Connors, News, Practicing Catholic, prison ministry, Prison Ministry Conference, Twin Cities Prison Ministry | 0 |
A two-day conference to learn ways to walk with people affected by incarceration, such as writing letters, preparing videos, stepping behind prison bars or assisting those adjusting to life after prison, is set for Oct. 21-22 at St. Joseph in Rosemount.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 27, 2022 | Brazil, Brazilian Conference of National Bishops, Catholic News Service, Church in the Americas, News, prison ministry, prison reform, Prisoners, Prisons | 0 |
In Brazil, like most countries, prison ministry involves visiting and praying with inmates, but as Brazil’s prisons increasingly are treated as moneymakers, the ministry also means advocating for the rights of prisoners.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 10, 2022 | Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Catholic News Service, Chaplains, Church in the US, News, prison ministry | 0 |
They are known as chaplains.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 13, 2022 | Archbishop Peter Machado, Chaplains, Church in Asia, Church in India, Hindu nationalism, India, lead, News, prison ministry | 0 |
Hindu nationalists in India want Christian chaplains banned from visiting prisons, claiming they are trying to convert the prisoners.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 28, 2021 | Argentina, Associated Press, Church in the Americas, Evangelicals, News, prison ministry, Prisoners, Prisons | 0 |
Over the past 20 years, Argentine prison authorities have encouraged, to one extent or another, the creation of units effectively run by evangelical inmates.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 24, 2021 | Associated Press, Christmas, Church in the US, News, prison ministry, Prisoners | 0 |
The Angel Tree program of Prison Fellowship is a nonprofit which partners with churches and volunteers to host toy drives and deliver gifts to children on behalf of their incarcerated parents.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 5, 2021 | Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, News, prison ministry, Prisoners | 0 |
One married couple has been working with the ministry of the Mary Mother of Captives support group for the past nine years.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 21, 2021 | Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, News, Pope Francis, Prison, prison ministry, Prisoners, Vatican, Vatican museums | 0 |
Arriving at the Vatican early in morning, a dozen inmates from Rome’s Rebibbia prison brought a basket of breads they had baked before the sun came up.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 14, 2021 | Brazil, Brazilian Conference of National Bishops, Catholic Church, Chaplains, Church in the Americas, Jair Bolsonaro, lead, News, prison ministry, Prisons | 0 |
Catholic leaders in Brazil say a recent decision by the National Penitentiary Department (Depen) to replace in-person chaplain visits to prisoners with ecumenical closed circuit radio stations is a direct attack to the Catholic Church and its Prison Pastoral Commission.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 12, 2021 | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, News, prison ministry | 0 |
The founder of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston’s program Angela House addressed a national webinar recently about what is needed most to help imprisoned women successfully transition back to their community and families.
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 7, 2021 | Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in the US, News, prison ministry, Prisons, Religious Freedom, religious liberty, Wisconsin | 0 |
The Archdiocese of Milwaukee filed a lawsuit Friday demanding state corrections officials relax COVID-19 protocols and allow ministers to visit inmates.
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