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Moron (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Year of Mercy also opened in prison num. 39 in the city of Ituzaingó, that belongs to the great Buenos Aires. His Exc. Mgr. Luis Guillermo Eichhorn of the Diocese of Moron, on Wednesday, December 9 opened the Door of Mercy at 3:30pm in the penal building. The note sent to Fides informs that the celebration was held in two wings of the prison, located in the district of San Alberto in the city of Moron, and was attended by many faithful of the diocese, the families of prisoners, faithful of the nearby parish and staff of the penal administration and the detainees of course.
"Even the door of a prison cell can become a Holy Door, the Pope said, when a pilgrim begs for mercy and mercy to God" stressed the Bishop, recalling the Christian commitment of charity and the proximity to the most abandoned. Although the opening of the Year of Mercy in the diocese of Moron will take place next Sunday, December 13, the Bishop wanted to carry out this "strong gesture" to encourage the commitment of all the Christian faithful. (CE) (Agenzia Fides 11/12/2015)
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