Pope washes feet of mafia snitches in Easter ritual

Pope Francis washed the feet of former mafiosi on Thursday in a prison known for housing inmates who have informed on old mobster allies.The closed-door visit to Paliano prison outside Rome saw the 80-year-old pontiff kneel before a small group of inmates, pouring water over their feet, drying them with a towel and bending to kiss them in an age-old Easter tradition."We are all sinners, we all have our limits and our shortcomings," Francis told the prisoners.