Washing of the feet

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A group of 16 high schoolers and their three chaperones from Melbourne, Australia, take part in the feet-washing rite as part of a jubilee pilgrimage to Rome, Tuesday, March 24, 2025.

From washing feet to a place to sleep: How Rome is welcoming jubilee pilgrims

Apr 4, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Washing feet, with its deep spiritual symbolism, is one of several ways Catholics in Rome are welcoming the many pilgrims... Read more

Pope Francis kisses the foot of one of the 12 women whose feet he washed at the Rebibbia Women’s Prison in Rome on Holy Thursday, March 28, 2024.

PHOTOS: Pope Francis washes the feet of inmates at women’s prison in Rome

Mar 28, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The Holy Father has washed prisoners’ feet at numerous prisons around Rome through the years. Read more