Pope Leo carried a wooden cross aloft for the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum during his first Good Friday. This marks the first time in many decades that a pope has taken the initiative to carry the cross to every station.

Pope Leo lifted a wooden cross and held it aloft from his waist at the start 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 has set out to carry the cross to every station. “I think it will be an important sign because of what the pope represents, a spiritual leader in the world today, and for this voice, that everyone wants to hear, that says Christ still suffers,” Leo told reporters this week...