Pope Leo XIV carries Good Friday cross; the first pontiff to do so in decades
By Colleen Barry and Trisha Thomas, AP Friday, April 3, 2026 8:43PM Pope Leo XIV carried a wooden cross for all of the 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum on his first Good Friday as pontiff, marking the first time in decades that a pope carried the cross to every… Read More Pope Leo XIV carries Good Friday cross; the first pontiff to do so in decades

