Pope to hold Holy Thursday Mass in women's prison

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 6 - Pope Francis will hold Holy Thursday Mass at Rebibbia women's prison in Rome, the Holy See press office said on Wednesday.
    "On March 28, Holy Thursday, at 4pm, the Holy Father will go in private to the Rebibbia Women's Prison in Rome to celebrate Mass 'in Cœna Domini' and meet with the inmates and workers of the facility," it said.
    The Holy Thursday Mass marks the beginning of the Easter Triduum, the three days in which Christians commemorate the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus.
    Pope Francis has traditionally chosen to celebrate the sacrament, which includes the ritual foot washing, with vulnerable and marginalized groups.
    Last year he washed the feet of young inmates at a juvenile detention facility on the outskirts of the capital.
    Archive of Pope Francis washing the feet of inmates at Rebibbia prison during the Holy Thursday rite in 2015. (ANSA).