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Pope leads empty Good Friday ceremony amid COVID-19
Pope leads empty Good Friday ceremony amid COVID-19
Ceremony normally held at Colosseum was taken to deserted Saint Peter’s Square
Riccardo De Luca • 11 April 2020 • update: 11 April 2020
Good Friday amid coronavirus in Vatican
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN, APRIL 10: Celebrants walk in St. Peter's Square during the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) torchlight procession presided by Pope Francis to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, at the Vatican on Good Friday April 10, 2020. The lockdown aimed to contrast the Covid-19 outbreak forced the Vatican to reorganize the celebrations marking the Holy Week preceding Easter. The Way of the Cross torchlight procession, usually celebrated at Rome's Colosseum with a great participation of faithful, has been moved to an empty St. Peter's Square.
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Good Friday amid coronavirus in Vatican
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN, APRIL 10: Pope Francis presides the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) torchlight procession to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Good Friday April 10, 2020. The lockdown aimed to contrast the covid-19 outbreak forced the Vatican to reorganize the celebrations marking the Holy Week preceding Easter. The Way of the Cross torchlight procession, usually celebrated at Rome's Colosseum with a great participation of faithful, has been moved to an empty St. Peter's Square. ( Riccardo De Luca - Anadolu Agency )Riccardo De Luca
Good Friday amid coronavirus in Vatican
VATICAN CIY, VATICAN - APRIL 10: Celebrants walk in St. Peter's Square during the rehearsal of the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) torchlight procession presided by Pope Francis to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, at the Vatican on Good Friday April 10, 2020. The lockdown aimed to contrast the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak forced the Vatican to reorganize the celebrations marking the Holy Week preceding Easter. The Way of the Cross torchlight procession, usually celebrated at Rome's Colosseum with a great participation of faithful, has been moved to an empty St. Peter's Square. ( Riccardo De Luca - Anadolu Agency )Riccardo De Luca
Good Friday amid coronavirus in Vatican
VATICAN CIY, VATICAN - APRIL 10: Pope Francis presides the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) torchlight procession to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Good Friday April 10, 2020. The lockdown aimed to contrast the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak forced the Vatican to reorganize the celebrations marking the Holy Week preceding Easter. The Way of the Cross torchlight procession, usually celebrated at Rome's Colosseum with a great participation of faithful, has been moved to an empty St. Peter's Square. ( Riccardo De Luca - Anadolu Agency )Riccardo De Luca
Good Friday amid coronavirus in Vatican
VATICAN CIY, VATICAN - APRIL 10: Pope Francis presides the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) torchlight procession to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Good Friday April 10, 2020. The lockdown aimed to contrast the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak forced the Vatican to reorganize the celebrations marking the Holy Week preceding Easter. The Way of the Cross torchlight procession, usually celebrated at Rome's Colosseum with a great participation of faithful, has been moved to an empty St. Peter's Square. ( Riccardo De Luca - Anadolu Agency )Riccardo De Luca
