The large white armchair, installed on the palatine in front of the Colosseum, was finally removed at the last minute. This Friday, March 29, and against all expectations, Pope Francis did not participate in the Stations of the Cross, the torchlight procession which retraces the stages of Christ's condemnation to death at the Colosseum in Rome.
The absence of the 87-year-old Argentine Jesuit, weakened since a major abdominal operation last year, immediately revived fears about his health, although he presided over the Easter vigil at Saint Peter's Basilica on Saturday evening. from Rome. For Vaticanist Antoine-Marie Izoard, this is, however, not the first time that he has missed a celebration. The editorial director of Famille Chrétienne, who spent eighteen years in Rome, is convinced that the pope will complete his mission.
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