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Pope Francis Pulls Out of Stations of the Cross, Citing ‘Health’ Reasons ROME — Pope Francis stayed home on Good Friday instead of presiding over the Stations of the Cross (Viacrucis) at Rome’s Colosseum as previously announced. “To preserve his health for tomorrow’s Vigil and the Holy Mass on Easter Sunday,” the Vatican Press Office said in a statement, “Pope Francis will follow the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum this evening from the Casa Santa Marta.” The statement was issued at the last possible moment after the Vatican confirmed the pontiff’s presence just hours earlier. Vatican News seemed to downplay the importance of Francis’s absence by noting that he skipped the Viacrucis ceremony in 2023 as well, being substituted at the Colosseum with Cardinal Angelo de Donatis, the Vicar General of the Diocese of Rome. The 87-year-old pope has missed a number of activities of late and at times has called on aides to read prepared speeches for him. Read more: https://www.breitbart.com/faith/2024/03/30/pope-francis-pulls-out-stations-cross-citing-health-reasons/ #PX16 #PX18