Pope to watch Way of the Cross procession from Vatican residence due to ‘intense cold’ | CPT PPP Coverage
Cryptopolytech (CPT) Public Press Pass (PPP)
News of the Day COVERAGE
200000048 – World Newser
•| #World |•| #Online |•| #Media |•| #Outlet |
View more Headlines & Breaking News here, as covered by cryptopolytech.com
Pope to watch Way of the Cross procession from Vatican residence due to ‘intense cold’ appeared on www.nydailynews.com by Muri Assunção.
Pope Francis watched the traditional Way of the Cross procession on Good Friday from his Vatican home, according to the Holy See.
The 86-year-old pontiff, who spent three days in a hospital in Rome last week being treated for bronchitis, was planning to carry out his intense Holy Week schedule, which included attending the Way of the Cross, a late-night procession at the Colosseum on Friday, an Easter Vigil Mass on Saturday night, as well as Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday.
However, unseasonably cold temperatures in Rome forced Francis to alter his Friday schedule, and he will now follow the meditations for the Way of the Cross from home.
“Due to the intense cold of these days Pope Francis will follow tonight’s Way of the Cross from Casa Santa Marta,” his residence in the Vatican, the Holy See press office said in a news release early Friday afternoon.
Temperatures in Rome are expected to dip below 50 degrees Fahrenheit Friday night, and thunderstorms are possible, meteorologists said.
The traditional Holy Week procession normally attracts tens of thousands of Catholics. Participants take turns carrying a cross, while prayers are recited.
Breaking News
As it happens
Get updates on the coronavirus pandemic and other news as it happens with our free breaking news email alerts.
Francis typically watches the celebration, which starts just after 9 p.m., local time, from a rise overlooking the Colosseum. He then ends the procession with remarks and a blessing.
The Argentinian-born pope did mark the date with an early evening prayer service at St. Peter’s Basilica.
Francis, who suffers from sciatica and has recently complained about problems with his right knee, used a wheelchair to move inside the basilica.
On Holy Thursday, he presided over a two-hour-long mass at St. Peter’s Basilica before heading to a juvenile prison, where he washed the feet of a dozen of its residents, in a ritual that symbolizes humility and recalls the same action Jesus performed on his 12 apostles at their last supper together.
A week earlier, after he was discharged from Rome’s Gemelli Polyclinic, Francis appeared to be in good spirits, even joking with reporters and well-wishers saying he was “still alive.”
Three days later, on Palm Sunday, he delivered a 15-minute homily at St. Peter’s Square to a crowd of about 60,000 people.
With News Wire Services
FEATURED ‘News of the Day’, as reported by public domain newswires.
View ALL Headlines & Breaking News here.
Source Information (if available)
This article originally appeared on www.nydailynews.com by Muri Assunção – sharing via newswires in the public domain, repeatedly. News articles have become eerily similar to manufacturer descriptions.
We will happily entertain any content removal requests, simply reach out to us. In the interim, please perform due diligence and place any content you deem “privileged” behind a subscription and/or paywall.
CPT (CryptoPolyTech) PPP (Public Press Pass) Coverage features stories and headlines you may not otherwise see due to the manipulation of mass media.
First to share? If share image does not populate, please close the share box & re-open or reload page to load the image, Thanks!