Pope attends Easter procession in Rome’s Colosseum
By AFP
15 April 2017 |
5:39 am
An Egyptian family carries the cross at an Easter procession attended by Pope Francis, with tens of thousands of faithful expected to hold candles aloft in prayer at Rome's Colosseum.
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