Rome, Italy – April 18, 2014: A cross is lighten before the start of the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) torchlight procession celebrated in front of the Colosseum on Good Friday in Rome, Friday, April 18, 2014. The 'Via Crucis' (Way of the Cross or Stations of the Cross) is part of the Easter tradition in Catholic countries. It takes place on Good Friday and commemorates the passion and death of Jesus Christ through the reading of prayers along a path of 14 stations. The stations all refer to different stages of Jesus’ last journey to the Golgotha. In Rome, the traditional Via Crucis takes place at the ancient Colosseum amphitheater.
Pope Francis leads the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) torchlight procession celebrated in front of the Colosseum on Good Friday in Rome, Italy on April 18, 2014.
A woman holds a photo of Pope John Paul II during the canonization celebrated by Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on April 27, 2014.
Prelates attends historic double canonization as Saints of Blessed Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on April 27, 2014.
A general view of the Colosseum during the Way of the Cross (Via Crucis) torchlight procession celebrated by Pope Francis on Good Friday in Rome, Italy on April 3, 2015.
Pope Francis leads the Way of the Cross (Via Crucis) torchlight procession celebrated at the Colosseum on Good Friday in Rome, Italy on April 3, 2015.
Pope Francis leads a mass in St. Peter's Basilica for the 20th World Day of Consecrated Life of the Catholic Church at the Vatican.
Pope Francis greets the faithful outside St. Peter's Basilica after a mass for the 20th World Day of Consecrated Life of the Catholic Church in Vatican City, Vatican on February 02, 2016.
Archbishop Georg Ganswein, Prefect of the Papal Household, attends Divine Mercy vigil prayer in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, Vatican on April 02, 2016.
Swiss Guards take part in a swearing-in ceremony in San Damaso Courtyard, Vatican on May 06, 2016.
A gust of wind blows off Pope Francis' skullcap as he celebrates his Weekly General Audience in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, Vatican on September 07, 2016.
Pope Francis celebrates a Holy Mass for Cardinals and Bishops who died in the past year in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, Vatican on November 04, 2016. Each year, a few days after All Soul's Day, Pope Francis, at the Altar of the Chair in St Peter’s Basilica, offered the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in suffrage for the souls of Cardinals and Bishops who have died in the course of the past year.
Pope Francis greets the faithful as he leaves at the end of an extraordinary Jubilee Audience as part of ongoing celebrations of the Holy Year of Mercy in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, Vatican on November 12, 2016. Pope Francis presided over the last special audience for the Jubilee of Mercy this morning, during which he called on Christians to witness to God’s mercy by being inclusive.
Pope Francis celebrates his Weekly General Audience in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Francis on Wednesday during his General Audience highlighted that on November 20th the International Day of Rights will be observed.
Pope Francis celebrates a Holy Mass for the closing of the Jubilee of Mercy in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, Vatican.
Vatican Swiss Guards attend a swearing in ceremony for the new 40 Swiss Guards recruits in San Damaso Courtyard in Vatican City, Vatican on May 06, 2017.
Vatican Swiss Guards attend a swearing in ceremony for the new 40 Swiss Guards recruits in San Damaso Courtyard in Vatican City, Vatican on May 06, 2017.
Vatican Swiss Guards attend a swearing in ceremony for the new 40 Swiss Guards recruits in San Damaso Courtyard in Vatican City, Vatican on May 06, 2017.
Vatican Swiss Guards attend a swearing in ceremony for the new 40 Swiss Guards recruits in San Damaso Courtyard in Vatican City, Vatican on May 06, 2017.
Vatican Swiss Guards attend a swearing in ceremony for the new 40 Swiss Guards recruits in San Damaso Courtyard in Vatican City, Vatican on May 06, 2017.
