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Good Friday
Pope Francis Skips Way of the Cross in Rome, Tens of Thousands Pray his Meditations
In an apparent last-minute decision, Pope Francis skipped the Way of the Cross ceremony held at Rome's Colosseum on Friday to safeguard his health ahead of Easter liturgies.
What are the Good Friday Reproaches?
The Good Friday Reproaches are a series of antiphons, known also as “Popule Meus” (“My people”), coming from the opening lines of the Latin text of the recitation.
Here is Pope Francis’ Schedule for Holy Week and Easter 2024 at the Vatican
The schedule includes five papal liturgies, Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum, and other traditions to mark the most sacred week of the year.
Good Friday: Papal Preacher Warns against Relativism, “black hole of spiritual universe”
At the Vatican’s Good Friday liturgy, the papal preacher warned against the danger of believers being drawn into the “vortex of nihilism” by the post-modern world’s "total relativism."
"World has chosen the path of Cain", Pope Francis in Interview Aired Good Friday 2022
‘War is everywhere,’ he told interviewer Lorena Bianchetti.
Pope Francis’ Schedule for Holy Week Unveiled, to Preside Over Liturgies in Public
The pope will once again preside over the Via Crucis at the Colosseum on Good Friday.
“Good Friday calls on leaders in Nigeria to work for a better world”: Nigerian Bishop
Good Friday, the second of the three days of the Pascal Triduum commemorating the day Jesus was crucified at Calvary, invites leaders to look at the life of Jesus Christ and work toward “a better world,” a Nigerian Bishop says in a reflection shared with ACI Africa.
Political Ideologies Wound Fraternity in Catholic Church: Papal preacher on Good Friday
Politics turned into ideologies have wounded fraternity in the Catholic Church, Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap., said at the Vatican’s Passion of the Lord liturgy on Good Friday.
The story of Crucifix St. John Paul II Held on His Last Good Friday
Days before his death, Pope John Paul II was pictured holding a crucifix in his private chapel on Good Friday. This is the remarkable story of that crucifix.
At Good Friday's Way of the Cross, Pope Francis Prays for Those Serving the Suffering
Pope Francis prayed for those who are serving the suffering as he presided at the Stations of the Cross in a deserted St. Peter’s Square on Good Friday evening.
Pope Startles Host with Call on Live TV, Says "I am close to the People of God"
“I am close, I am close to you all,” Pope Francis said on Good Friday, making a surprise call-in to a live Italian television program.
The Cross has Changed the Meaning of Suffering, Says Papal Preacher on Good Friday
Through his death on the cross, Jesus has redeemed all human pain, including the suffering caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap., said at the Vatican on Good Friday.
Full Text: Fr. Cantalamessa's Homily for Good Friday
Here is the full text of the Good Friday homily of Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap., delivered April 10 at St. Peter's Basilica.
