Pope Leo XIV becomes second pope to carry cross at Colosseum on Good Friday

Pope Leo XIV becomes second pope to carry cross at Colosseum on Good Friday

Pope Leo XIV on Friday became only the second pope to carry the cross for the entire Good Friday procession at Rome’s Colosseum. The pontiff led the Way of the Cross before an estimated 30,000 faithful. The service commemorates the 14 Stations of the Cross, which recount the suffering, death and burial of Jesus. Pope John Paul II was the only other pope to carry the cross throughout the ceremony. Pope Leo XIV during the Via Crucis, the torchlit …