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The 70-year-old pontiff also became the first pope in decades to carry the light wooden cross for the entire 14 stations during the Way of the Cross on Good Friday.
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Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Of all the Catholic rituals of Holy Week—the Palm Sunday procession; the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, on Holy Thursday; the Way of the Cross, on Good Friday—surely the most striking is the washing of the feet.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
In Rome, Pope Leo XIV observed the first Good Friday of his papacy by carrying a wooden cross for all of the 14 stations of the Way of the Cross, marking the first time in decades that a pope carried the cross to every station.
—Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
The Way of the Cross or via crucis procession is a largely Catholic tradition held the Friday before Easter, known as Good Friday, where Jesus’ crucifixion is commemorated in 14 stations from the moment he is condemned to death to when he is laid in the tomb.
—Laura Turbay, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Crowds are expected to gather outside of the Colosseum for the Way of the Cross, which commemorates the final hours of Jesus’ life, from his death sentence to taking up the cross to his crucifixion, death and burial.
—ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
This is the second year in a row the pope has skipped the Way of the Cross.
—Claudio Lavanga, NBC News, 31 Mar. 2024
Funeral services for Bishop Cannady will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at The Way of the Cross Church of Christ at 1800 Hazelwood Drive in Capitol Heights.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2023
The Way of the Cross is a Catholic worship service in which those gathered meditate on the Passion of the Christ — the final moments of Jesus's life recorded in the Bible.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Fox News, 7 Apr. 2023
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Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Of all the Catholic rituals of Holy Week—the Palm Sunday procession; the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, on Holy Thursday; the Way of the Cross, on Good Friday—surely the most striking is the washing of the feet.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
In Rome, Pope Leo XIV observed the first Good Friday of his papacy by carrying a wooden cross for all of the 14 stations of the Way of the Cross, marking the first time in decades that a pope carried the cross to every station.
—Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
The Way of the Cross or via crucis procession is a largely Catholic tradition held the Friday before Easter, known as Good Friday, where Jesus’ crucifixion is commemorated in 14 stations from the moment he is condemned to death to when he is laid in the tomb.
—Laura Turbay, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Crowds are expected to gather outside of the Colosseum for the Way of the Cross, which commemorates the final hours of Jesus’ life, from his death sentence to taking up the cross to his crucifixion, death and burial.
—ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
This is the second year in a row the pope has skipped the Way of the Cross.
—Claudio Lavanga, NBC News, 31 Mar. 2024
Funeral services for Bishop Cannady will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at The Way of the Cross Church of Christ at 1800 Hazelwood Drive in Capitol Heights.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2023
The Way of the Cross is a Catholic worship service in which those gathered meditate on the Passion of the Christ — the final moments of Jesus's life recorded in the Bible.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Fox News, 7 Apr. 2023
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