Saturday, April 7, 2012

Pope Benedict XVI Presides Over the Way Of The Cross Procession - Good Friday - PHOTOS

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ROME, ITALY - APRIL 06: Pope Benedict XVI presides over the Way Of The Cross procession at the Colosseum on Good Friday April 6, 2012 in Rome, Italy. The traditional Catholic procession on Good Friday recalls the crucifixion of Jesus Christ ahead of Sunday's Easter holiday.

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ROME, ITALY - APRIL 06: A view of the Roman Forum during the Way Of The Cross procession held by Pope Benedict XVI on Good Friday April 6, 2012 in Rome, Italy.

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ROME, ITALY - APRIL 06: Pope Benedict XVI blesses faithful gathered at the Colosseum during the Way Of The Cross procession on Good Friday April 6, 2012 in Rome, Italy.

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Pope Benedict XVI, left, presides the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) by the Colosseum in Rome, Friday, April 6, 2012. Pope Benedict XVI encouraged those threatened by unemployment and other economic woes to draw courage and strength from the suffering of the crucified Jesus Christ as the pontiff presided over a Good Friday candlelit Way of the Cross procession at the ancient Colosseum.

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Pope Benedict XVI waves at the end of the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) procession at the Colosseum in downtown Rome April 6, 2012.

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Pope Benedict XVI holds the cross as he leads the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) procession at the Colosseum in downtown Rome April 6, 2012.

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The faithful attend a Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) procession led by Pope Benedict XVI during Good Friday celebrations in front of the Colosseum in Rome April 6, 2012.

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The moon rises over a large cross erected inside the ancient Colosseum, prior to the Way of the Cross procession celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI on Good Friday in Rome, Friday, April 6, 2012. The evening Via Crucis procession at the ancient amphitheater is a Rome tradition that draws a large crowd of faithful, including many of the pilgrims who flock to the Italian capital for Holy Week ceremonies before Easter Sunday.

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Pope Benedict XVI sits in background left during the Good Friday Passion Mass celebrated in St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Friday, April 6, 2012. Pope Benedict XVI has begun a Good Friday service at the Vatican by kneeling in silent prayer. Benedict rested his folded hands on a red cushion near the central altar of St. Peter's Basilica as he prayed during the solemn commemoration of Jesus' death by crucifixion. Hours later, Benedict will go to Rome's Colosseum to preside over the traditional Way of the Cross procession.

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Pope Benedict XVI walks past a Swiss Guard during the Good Friday Passion Mass, in St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Friday, April 6, 2012. Pope Benedict XVI has begun a Good Friday service at the Vatican by kneeling in silent prayer.

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Pope Benedict XVI bows in front of the cross during the Celebration of the Lord's Passion on Good Friday on April 6, 2012 St Peter's basilica at The Vatican. Christians mark the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Friday in a series of ceremonies culminating on Sunday, when they celebrate Christ's resurrection.

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