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Prison Ministry

Faith

From prison to the diaconate: One man's journey and prison ministry

Charlie Camosy|Aug 7, 2026|6 Min Read

Msgr. Anthony Figueiredo, a priest in Assisi, Italy, speaks to inmates at LA Men’s Central Jail about the life of St. Carlo Acutis before Mass Oct. 20. At right is Deacon Fermin Lopez. (Reese Cuevas)

St. Carlo Acutis relic visit to LA jail stirs faith of inmates and deputies

Pablo Kay|Nov 5, 2025|6 Min Read

Michael Ladisa, a chaplain with the Office of Restorative Justice (ORJ) who died in May, with his grandson Matteo. (Courtesy of Lasida Family)

Inmate letters, surprise discovery reveal depth of late chaplain’s ministry

Tom Hoffarth|Sep 18, 2023|8 Min Read

Staff and supporters at PREP’s offices in LA. (PREP)

LA sister’s prison ministry marks 20 years in the ‘mercy business’

Natalie Romano|Oct 25, 2022|6 Min Read

Gonzalo De Vivero. (Victor Alemán)

A ministry that’s more than words

Tom Hoffarth|Sep 6, 2022|3 Min Read

SCL Health staff administer COVID-19 vaccines to vulnerable seniors and members of underserved communities Feb. 6, 2021, at the National Western Complex in Denver. SCL is a Catholic health care system based in Broomfield, Colo. During their virtual assembly June 14-15, leadership of the Catholic Health Association stressed the need to continue to promote COVID-19 vaccines for everyone. (CNS photo/courtesy Gregg Moss, SCL Health)

CHA explains support for bill expanding health care access, affordability

Dennis Sadowski|Feb 1, 2022|6 Min Read

(Shutterstock via CNA)

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How Catholics are carrying out prison ministry during the pandemic

Perry West|Dec 14, 2020|4 Min Read

In this 2014 file photo, Archbishop Alexander K. Sample of Portland, Ore., and Hal Elkins are seen together during a Mass in the chapel at Oregon State Penitentiary. (CNS photo/Jon DeBellis, Catholic Sentinel)

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Inmate lived inspiring Catholic life behind bars, 'serving God, not time'

Ed Langlois|Jun 26, 2020|5 Min Read

Father Ron Cloutier gives Communion through a slot to an inmate in solitary confinement at a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison in this undated photo. (CNS photo/courtesy Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Correctional Ministries)

Faith

Prison chaplains adapt as coronavirus limits their ministry

Jonah McKeown|Mar 23, 2020|6 Min Read

Bishop Robert Guglielmone of Charleston celebrates Mass and Confirmation with inmates at Perry Correctional Institution. (Prison chaplaincy via CNA)

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For South Carolina inmates, Catholic prison ministry changes lives

Perry West|Feb 4, 2020|6 Min Read

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