Pope Leo XIV Leads Good Friday Procession in Rome

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Pope Leo XIV participated fully in the Good Friday procession in Rome, carrying the cross himself. This marked a departure from recent tradition and drew significant attention. The procession route wound through the city, with large crowds gathering to witness the event.

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Euronews English 4 apr. 2026, 11:23 (acum 9 ore)

Pope Leo XIV bares cross for full Good Friday procession, a feat not seen in decades

Pope Leo XIV marked his first Good Friday by becoming the first pontiff in decades to personally carry the wooden cross for all 14 stations at the Colosseum.

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Euronews English 4 apr. 2026, 12:09 (acum 8 ore)

Pope Leo XIV carries cross through all 14 stations at Rome’s Colosseum

Italy witnessed a rare and highly symbolic Good Friday ceremony on 3 April as Pope Leo XIV carried a wooden cross through all 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at Rome’s Colosseum, the first time in decades that a pope has performed the full rite in person.

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Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City. He is the first pope to have been born in the United States, the first to hold either U.S. or Peruvian citizenships, the first from the Order of Saint Augustine, and the second from the Americas.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, commonly called the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with an estimated 1.28 to 1.41 billion baptized members worldwide as of 2026. It consists of 24 autonomous churches—the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches—organized into nearly 3,500 dioceses and eparchies governed by bishops. Throughout history, the church has had a large role in the development of Western civilization. Catholic communities are present worldwide through missions, immigration, and conversions. The majority of Catholics live in the Global South, reflecting rapid demographic growth in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, as well as secularization in parts of Europe and North America.

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Isus din Nazaret

Isus din Nazaret sau Iisus Hristos, Christos sau Cristos este fondatorul și figura centrală a creștinismului, și unul din cele mai importante simboluri ale culturii occidentale, majoritatea bisericilor creștine considerându-l drept Fiul lui Dumnezeu, drept Mesia cel vestit de Vechiul Testament iudaic și drept al doilea personaj al Trinității creștine.

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Rome

Rome is the capital city and most populated comune (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special comune named Roma Capitale with a population of 2.7 million in an area of 1,287.36 km2 (497.1 mi2), Rome is the third most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. The Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, with a population of 4.2 million, is the most populous metropolitan city in Italy. Its metropolitan area is the third-most populous within Italy. Rome is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, within Lazio (Latium), along the shores of the Tiber Valley. Vatican City is an independent country inside the city boundaries of Rome, the only existing example of a country within a city. Rome is often referred to as the "City of Seven Hills" due to its geography, and also as the "Eternal City". Rome is generally considered to be one of the cradles of Western civilization and Western Christian culture, and the centre of the Catholic Church.

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Pope Leo XIV bares cross for full Good Friday procession, a feat not seen in decades

Pope Leo XIV carries cross through all 14 stations at Rome’s Colosseum