America Magazine

The meditations at Pope Leo’s first Way of the Cross at Rome’s Colosseum: Connecting Christ’s Passion to modern suffering

Pope Leo XIV leads the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum in Rome April 3, 2026. (OSV News photo/Vincenzo Livieri, Reuters) On his first Good Friday as pope, Leo XIV led the Way of the Cross at Rome’s ...
Los Angeles Times

Pope Leo XIV carries cross for full Good Friday procession, the first pontiff to do so in decades

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Pope Leo XIV will carry the wooden cross through all stations of the Way of the Cross, the first pope to do so in ...
National Catholic Reporter

Pope Leo XIV to carry cross at all 14 stations of Colosseum Way of the Cross

Pope Leo XIV will carry the cross himself through all 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at Rome's Colosseum on the first Good Friday of his pontificate. It will be the first time that a pope has ...
National Catholic Register

Pope Francis: Through the Paradox of the Cross, Jesus ‘Embraced Our Death’

VATICAN CITY — On the Solemnity of Christ the King, Pope Francis said Jesus, through his death on the cross, opened his arms to embrace all people and everything about them, including their death, ...