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Vatican City, Apr 11 (EFE/EPA). -Pope Francis on Friday presided over the Good Friday Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) ceremony in the empty square outside the Saint Peter's Basilica due to the COVID-19 lockdown. (Camera: JORGE ORTIZ). FOOTAGE SHOWS THE VIA CRUCIS CEREMONY ON GOOD FRIDAY IN VATICAN CITY, VATICAN.
Pope Francis presides over the way of the Cross at Colosseum two years after pandemic in which the event was held in a procession with only a few people in St. Peter's square. During the Way of the Cross, the cross will be carried through the 14 stations by different families and in the thirteen station it is planned that a Russian and a Ukrainian will carry it as a sign of reconciliation. IMAGES
Pope Francis presides over the Good Friday 'Passion of the Lord' celebration at St Peter’s Basilica. IMAGES
Pope Francis decries the persecution of Christians as he presides over the Via Crucis or Way of the Cross at the Colosseum. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Pope Francis presides over a Good Friday service in St. Peter's Basilica, a day after 147 people were killed in a university attack in Kenya. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Filipino devotees crucify themselves on the cross on Good Friday as a sign of repentance, despite the Catholic Church's protest against self-punishment. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).