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Pope to Cardinal Simoni: No prison can separate a person from God's love

Summary by Vatican News
Pope Leo XIV sent a message to 97-year-old Cardinal Ernest Simoni, who yesterday morning, Friday 31 July, presided over the Mass at the former prison camp of Spaç, Albania, in memory of those who suffered or lost their lives there. During the communist regime, the Cardinal spent most of his 18-year sentence of forced labour in the camp, where he celebrated Mass in secret. Read all  

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Condemned to death as an enemy of the people by the communist government of Albania, this Friday recalled how "I risked my life every time I celebrated...

·Madrid, Spain
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Pope Leo XIV addressed a message to Albanian Cardinal Ernest Simoni on the occasion of the Mass he presided over on Friday, July 31, at the former Spaç prison camp, where Simoni served a significant portion of his 18-year sentence during the communist persecution. In the text, the Pope evoked the witness of those who suffered in that place and affirmed that "no chain is strong enough to imprison a conscience enlightened by the Gospel." The messa…

Prayer at Spac in Albania. "No chain separates man from God's love"

·Bologna, Italy
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Leo XIV addressed a message to 97-year-old Albanian Cardinal Ernesto Simoni, who on Friday, July 31st, presided over the Eucharist at the Spaç camp in Albania, in memory of those who suffered or lost their lives there. During the communist regime, he spent most of his 18 years there, sentenced to forced labor. He celebrated Masses in secret. In his message to Cardinal Simoni, the article "Pope: No Prison Can Separate Man from the Love of God" co…

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Vatican News broke the news on Saturday, August 1, 2026.
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