Ukrainian nurse Iryna and Russian nursing student Albina, who are friends, hold a cross at the 13th station as Pope Francis leads the Way of the Cross outside the Colosseum in Rome April 15, 2022.

People gather outside Rome’s Colosseum April 19, 2019, before Pope Francis leads the Way of the Cross. (Credit: Paul Haring/CNS.) Listen ROME – Even in the pope’s absence Friday, the Vatican ...

Vatican City, May 16, 2017 / 12:28 pm. Only God can give true peace amid tribulations, Pope Francis said in his May 16 homily at his Casa Santa Marta residence in the Vatican.

A close associate of Pope Francis on Wednesday defended the Vatican’s decision to have a Russian woman and a Ukrainian woman carry the cross together during a Good Friday procession that will be ...

Rome Newsroom, Apr 15, 2022 / 14:38 pm. The Vatican adapted Pope Francis’ Way of the Cross on Good Friday after an outcry in Ukraine over a Station involving Ukrainian and Russian families.

The meditation for “Jesus Dies on the Cross” was written by members of a Ukrainian and a Russian family. It was not read out during the Via Crucis at Rome’s Colosseum on April 15.

VATICAN CITY — More than 10,000 people gathered outside Rome's Colosseum prayed with Pope Francis for peace in the world, while a Ukrainian and a Russian woman held a cross together during the ...

Ukraine Faults Vatican for ‘Equating Victim and Aggressor’ During Way of the Cross This is not the first time the Ukrainian leaders have taken issue with the Vatican’s words about Russia’s ...

"The peace of the Lord follows the way of meekness and the cross: it is taking responsibility for others. Indeed, Christ took on himself our evil, sin and death. In this way, he freed us.

Pope Leo XIV addressed Ukrainians in their native language, sharing a message of support on Twitter. In the post, he expressed solidarity with the Ukrainian people, especially with families who have ...

ROME (AP) — A close associate of Pope Francis on Wednesday defended the Vatican’s decision to have a Russian woman and a Ukrainian woman carry the cross together during a Good Friday ...