Rome’s Ancient Colosseum Hosts Way of the Cross With Pope’s Theme of Renewal
The spiritual presence of the Pope was palpably felt through his powerful meditations.
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Following Jesus’ Footsteps: ‘Via Crucis’ Comes Alive on New Jersey Streets
Paterson Diocese offers unique way to pray the Stations of the Cross as a family on Good Friday.
Franciscan Friar’s ‘Way of the Cross’ Resumes on the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem
The procession was the only sign of life in a Jerusalem emptied of tourists and pilgrims and patrolled by security forces.
Pope Francis at WYD Stations of the Cross: ‘Jesus Wipes Away Our Hidden Tears’
The Via Crucis meditations connected Christ’s sufferings to wounds that young people experience today from mental health struggles, addition, and anxiety about their future.
Cardinal George Pell’s Via Crucis in Sydney
COMMENTARY: What was present last week on College Street in Australia was a dramatic public witness of the cross of Christ not in life, but in death.
Vatican Adapts Way of the Cross Service to Acknowledge Ukraine-Russia Conflict
The meditation for “Jesus Dies on the Cross” was written by members of a Ukrainian and a Russian family. It was not read out during the Via Crucis at Rome’s Colosseum on April 15.
Ukrainian and Russian Families to Carry Cross at Pope’s Good Friday Via Crucis
For the 13th station, ‘Jesus dies on the Cross,’ a Ukrainian family and a Russian family will read a reflection that they wrote together about how their lives were upended by the pain of war.
At Via Crucis, Pope Francis Prays for Those Serving the Suffering
With Italy under lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, this was the first time in decades that the Via Crucis was not held at the Colosseum, a Roman amphitheater associated with the Christian martyrs.
