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Pope Francis Skips Good Friday Event Due to Cold Weather

Pope Francis led a mass in St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City on Thursday. Photo: Riccardo De Luca/Zuma Press

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Francis X. Rocca

ROME – Pope Francis will miss an outdoor Good Friday ceremony on account of cold weather, the Vatican said on Friday.

The pope, 86 years old, was hospitalized for three days last week and treated for bronchitis. He has never missed the traditional Way of the Cross ceremony at Rome’s Colosseum since his election in 2013.

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