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Tens of thousands gather outside of the Colosseum in Rome for the Via Crucis, the Way of the Cross, on Good Friday, March 29, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Pope Francis Skips Way of the Cross in Rome, Tens of Thousands Pray his Meditations

Mar 29, 2024

In an apparent last-minute decision, Pope Francis skipped the Way of the Cross ceremony held at Rome's Colosseum on Friday to safeguard his health ahead of Easter liturgies.

The Stations of the Cross at Rome’s Colosseum, April 15, 2022. / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA

Pope Francis to Write Meditations for Good Friday Way of the Cross for the First Time

Mar 26, 2024

The reflection will be based on the theme “In Prayer with Jesus on the Way of the Cross.”

Pope Francis celebrates Palm Sunday in St. Peter’s Square, April 14, 2019. Vatican Media.

Pope Francis’ Schedule for Holy Week Unveiled, to Preside Over Liturgies in Public

Mar 21, 2022

The pope will once again preside over the Via Crucis at the Colosseum on Good Friday.

Pope Francis attends the concluding ceremony of the Prayer for Peace Meeting organized by the Sant’Egidio Community at Rome’s Colosseum, Oct. 7, 2021. Vatican Media.

All Religious Traditions Must Resist "temptation to fundamentalism": Pope Francis

Oct 8, 2021

He was speaking at an interreligious gathering in front of the Colosseum.

Pope Francis Skips Way of the Cross in Rome, Tens of Thousands Pray his Meditations

Pope Francis to Write Meditations for Good Friday Way of the Cross for the First Time

Pope Francis’ Schedule for Holy Week Unveiled, to Preside Over Liturgies in Public

All Religious Traditions Must Resist "temptation to fundamentalism": Pope Francis

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