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Pope Francis to miss Way of the Cross event in cold Rome
Pope Francis to miss Way of the Cross event in cold Rome,The Vatican says Pope Francis, who was recently hospitalized for bronchitis, won’t preside over Good Friday's late-night Way of the Cross event due to extremely cold weather in Rome. It said that instead of presiding over the torch-lit procession at the Colosseum, Francis will watch from the hotel where he lives in the Vatican. There, the cross will be unveiled before it goes to the Colosseum for the procession.

Pope Francis to miss Way of the Cross event in cold Rome

The Vatican says Pope Francis, who was recently hospitalized for bronchitis, won’t preside over Good Friday's late-night Way of the Cross event due to extremely cold weather in Rome. It said that instead of presiding over the torch-lit procession at the Colosseum, Francis will watch from the hotel where he lives in the Vatican. There, the cross will be unveiled before it goes to the Colosseum for the procession.