VATICAN Pope Francis: the Way of the Cross for those who 'change direction'

The meditations written by the pontiff for this evening's rite at the Colosseum that - still convalescent - will follow from Casa Santa Marta. ' In the footsteps of Jesus that leave the city, there is our exodus to a new land.” Among the evils of the world to redeem, the economy governed by the cold logic of algorithms, the tears only circumstantial over tragedies, the divisions in the Church. Joseph of Arimathea icon of the audacity of hope.

The imposing ceremony at the Roman Colosseum was attended by tens of thousands of faithful. The Holy Father, 88 years old, continues to recover from the respiratory infection that put him in danger and the Via Crucis led him by Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Vicar General of Rome. Read more

This is the third consecutive year that the Argentine pontiff renounces this ceremony, always to take care of his health, delicate now more than ever after the serious respiratory problems that kept him hospitalized 38 days, until 23 March