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Pope Francis skips Via Crucis in Rome while tens of thousands pray his meditations

March 29, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

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

Vatican City, Mar 29, 2024 / 19:00 pm (CNA).
In an apparent last-minute decision, Po… […]

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Pope Francis to write meditations for Good Friday Way of the Cross for the first time

March 26, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

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

Rome Newsroom, Mar 26, 2024 / 14:30 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis for the first time in his 11-year pontificate will pen his own spiritual meditations for Frid… […]

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Here are the meditations for the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum on Good Friday 2023

April 7, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Pilgrims gather for the Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum in Rome on Good Friday, April 3, 2015. / Vatican Media.

Rome Newsroom, Apr 7, 2023 / 14:05 pm (CNA).
The meditations and prayers for the Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum on Go… […]

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Vatican: Pope Francis will not attend Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum due to cold weather

April 7, 2023 Catholic News Agency 3

Pope Francis prays the Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, on Good Friday, April 14, 2017. / Vatican Media.

Rome Newsroom, Apr 7, 2023 / 09:10 am (CNA).
Pope Francis will not be attending the annual Good Friday Stations of th… […]

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Pope Francis’ schedule for Holy Week 2022 at the Vatican unveiled

March 21, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

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

Vatican City, Mar 21, 2022 / 12:23 pm (CNA).
After two years of pandemic restrictions during Holy Week, Pope Francis will once again return to the Colos… […]

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Pope Francis: All religious traditions must resist ‘temptation to fundamentalism’

October 7, 2021 Catholic News Agency 12

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.

Rome, Italy, Oct 7, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis asked leaders of worl… […]

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