Cancellation of the Pope’s attendance at the “Easter” ceremony

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, citing the newspaper “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung”, usually It is customary for Pope Francis, the leader of the world’s Catholics, to attend the Stations of the Cross procession in Rome on Easter, but health problems have plagued him. This is the second time he has canceled his participation in this ceremony.

Thus, Pope Francis, who is struggling with health problems, canceled his participation in the traditional ceremony of the Stations of the Cross in Rome. did The Vatican said on Friday evening that this was done “to preserve his health”. The 87-year-old will instead follow the procession at Rome’s Colosseum from his residence.

Last year, the pope canceled his participation in the traditional procession two days before Easter in a short notice. . It was the first time in his tenure that began in 2013 that a pope has not attended the ceremony.

More than 25,000 people follow the procession around the Colosseum in Rome. The Vatican announced that the Pope will not attend this event this year.

The Pope has been dealing with health problems for some time. However, on Thursday, he washed the feet of the only women incarcerated for the first time during the annual Maundy Thursday ceremony. The 87-year-old visited Rebibbia women’s prison in the northeastern suburbs of Rome, where he sat in a wheelchair and washed the feet of twelve inmates.

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