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PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV carries the cross at the Via Crucis in the Colosseum

The pope personally carried the cross through every station of the Good Friday Way of the Cross at the Colosseum.

At the Colosseum, Pope Leo XIV urges the faithful to 'live our lives as a journey' in Christ's love

The Holy Father carried the cross at the Roman amphitheater on Good Friday, the first time a pope has done so in several years.

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion in St. Peter’s Basilica

After the proclamation of the Gospel of John’s account of Christ’s passion, the papal preacher, Father Roberto Pasolini, OFMCap, delivered a homily.

Pope Leo XIV carries Cross for Via Crucis at Colosseum in Rome

Pope Leo XIV leads the faithful at the Good Friday Way of the Cross by carrying the Cross throughout the Colosseum in Rome.

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Catholic garment workers in Bangladesh stage Good Friday Passion play near Dhaka

Far from their home villages, about 200 migrant Catholic workers near Dhaka gathered on Good Friday to reenact the Passion at a church center that serves 1,700 faithful in the industrial zone.

Hundreds of adults to be baptized in Paris at Easter as part of national surge

Across France, more than 13,000 adults will be baptized this Easter, according to data released by the French Bishops’ Conference — an increase of 28% compared with 2025. 

Release date for Season 6 of ‘The Chosen’ announced

The highly anticipated sixth season will portray the 24 hours of Good Friday — culminating in Christ’s crucifixion.

Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion: 'Jesus transformed Crucifixion into salvation'

Pope Leo XIV presides over the solemn liturgy of the Lord's Passion on Good Friday in St. Peter's Basilica, and Fr. Roberto Pasolini, OFM Cap, the Preacher of the Pontifical Household, underscores in his sermon that by walking the Way of the Cross, the Lord learned the most difficult obedience: that of love for the other, even when the other appears as an enemy.

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Ukraine bishop: War could spread to countries that ‘never imagined it reaching them’

A Ukrainian bishops issues warning about war, a Christian town in Lebanon mourns a father and son, Cameroon prepares for Pope Leo XIV’s visit, and more in this week’s Catholic world news roundup.

Philippines: Archbishop Villegas calls for conversion on Good Friday

In a Good Friday message, Archbishop Socrates Villegas invites the faithful to confront the darkness of sin and rediscover the light of Christ through repentance and faith.

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