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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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PHOTOS: 1,000 Christian youth walk the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem for peace

February 26, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

On Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, approximately 1,000 children and youth from Christian schools in Jerusalem walked the Via Dolorosa in the Old City, offering prayers for peace. The crowd brought life to the streets of the Holy City for the first time s… […]

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Franciscan friar’s ‘Way of the Cross’ resumes on the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem

October 30, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Friars walking along the Via Dolorosa on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. After two weeks, the Franciscan friars of the Custody of the Holy Land returned to pray the Way of the Cross on the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem. / Credit: Marinella Bandini

Jerusalem… […]

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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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American tourist desecrates statue of Christ in Catholic church in Jerusalem

February 2, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

On Feb. 2, 2023, a vandal desecrated an image of Jesus at the Church of the Flagellation located on the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem, the route that Christ walked to Mount Calvary, where he was crucified. / Youtube post by Father José de Jesús Agui… […]

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Vatican adapts Good Friday Way of the Cross after outcry in Ukraine

April 15, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

Irina, from Ukraine, and Albina, from Russia, hold the cross at Rome’s Colosseum, April 15, 2022. / Screenshot from Vatican News YouTube channel.

Rome Newsroom, Apr 15, 2022 / 14:38 pm (CNA).
The Vatican adapted Pope Francis’ Way of the Cross o… […]

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Full text: Good Friday 2022 Way of the Cross led by Pope Francis

April 15, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

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

Vatican City, Apr 15, 2022 / 07:00 am (CNA).
The Way of the Cross led by Pope Francis The Colosseum, Rome, April 15, 2022The … […]

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‘An untimely idea’: Ukrainian Catholic leader concerned by format of Pope’s Good Friday Via Crucis

April 12, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk records a video message on March 30, 2022. / facebook.com/head.ugcc.

Kyiv, Ukraine, Apr 12, 2022 / 10:10 am (CNA).
The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) expressed concern on Tuesday at plans… […]

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Controversial Way of the Cross in Mexico depicts radical feminists beating Christ

April 6, 2021 CNA Daily News 1

Tabasco, Mexico, Apr 6, 2021 / 02:59 pm (CNA).- A modern day reenactment of the Way of the Cross held Good Friday in southern Mexico drew criticism in local media for its depiction of militant feminists beating Christ, who had fallen to the ground.The … […]

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Pope Francis leads Via Crucis seen through the eyes of children

April 2, 2021 CNA Daily News 0

CNA Staff, Apr 2, 2021 / 03:00 pm (CNA).- Pope Francis led the Way of the Cross, featuring meditations prepared by children, at the Vatican on Good Friday evening. With Italy still facing coronavirus restrictions, this was the second year in succession… […]

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