"A group of 61 cloistered nuns from six monasteries in Santiago, Chile made an historic visit to the local Women's Prison Center to spend time with the inmates and attend Mass with them.
"'I don't know if in the 400 years of the history of Santiago, there has been another occasion when contemplative sisters from several monasteries joined together to celebrate the Eucharist with a group of women who are incarcerated, but who are sisters in the faith,' said Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati, who celebrated the Mass.
"The nuns made the trip to the facility on May 23 to mark the Jubilee of Consecrated Life as part of Pope Francis' Year of Mercy."
To access a Catholic News Agency report on this initiative, lease visit:
Catholic News Agency: These 61 cloistered nuns visited a prison (18 MAY 16)
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