Penitentiary Centres in Spain: Pastoral Work of the Catholic Chaplaincy
In Spain the objective of penitentiary centres is to facilitate the re-insertion of people who have committed crimes, but disgracefully, this is almost never achieved. Catholic chaplaincies work pastorally with the interned using the ideas of accompaniment, and the certainty in the possibility of pe...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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| In: |
Concilium
Year: 2025, Issue: 3, Pages: 91-98 |
| Further subjects: | B
Prisons
B Commercial and Institutional Building Construction B Criminals B Federal correctional services B Correctional Institutions B LAW & gospel B Provincial correctional services |
| Summary: | In Spain the objective of penitentiary centres is to facilitate the re-insertion of people who have committed crimes, but disgracefully, this is almost never achieved. Catholic chaplaincies work pastorally with the interned using the ideas of accompaniment, and the certainty in the possibility of personal change; a certainty which emanates from gospel teachings and confidence in God who, through Jesus of Nazareth, always has faith in humanity, especially its weakest members. |
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| ISSN: | 0010-5236 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Concilium
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