Dad Pope Francis will not travel to the Colosseum in Rome today to witness the traditional Via Crucis on Good Friday. and instead, he will follow him from his residence in the Vatican due to the “intense cold,” the Holy See said.

Because of the intense cold these days, Pope Francis will follow the Via Crucis from Casa Santa Marta in the afternoon, joining the prayers of those who will meet with representatives of the Diocese of Rome at the Colosseum,” the Vatican press office said a few hours before the start of the ritual.

Yesterday, Thursday, the Pope went to a juvenile prison on the outskirts of Rome, where he took part in Mass and also got up from his wheelchair to wash the feet of twelve inmates in memory of the Last Supper, a gesture he carried days after discharge from the hospital last Saturday.

Francisco, who left the Gemelli Hospital after a three-day hospitalization for bronchitis, appeared to be in good shape and presided over Mass from one side of the altar, it was found to be due to knee problems that prevented him from standing for long periods.

He did the same thing on the morning of the same day during Confirmation, which commemorates the establishment of the sacrament of priestly orders by Jesus Christ during the Last Supper and is dedicated to the renewal by priests of vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. .

Over there, preached a sermon in which he asked the priests to avoid divisions, who later “promote parties and cordades” in the church.

For its part, Via Crucis is an annual journey that hundreds of believers make each Good Friday at the Colosseum in Rome, through fourteen meditations recounting Jesus’ ascent to Calvary, his crucifixion, and his placement in the tomb.

Last year, part of the route was devoted to pleas for peace after the start of the war in Ukraine, although the presence of a Ukrainian and a Russian woman on last year’s Via Crucis, carrying a cross together at one of the stations, caused criticism from the Ukrainian Embassy in the Vatican.

He On Good Saturday, the Pope will lead the Easter Vigil, and on Sunday, in St. Peter’s Square, he will celebrate Sunday Mass and give the traditional Urbi et Orbi blessing. according to the program, they leaned out onto the central balcony of the facade of the Vatican basilica.

(EFE)