article_snippet.sent: Pope Francis is presiding over a Good Friday torchlight procession at the Colosseum this evening - and is using the service to stress the persecution of Christians.
article_snippet.sent: Thousands of people congregate outside the Colosseum the Colosseum for tonight's Way of the Cross procession .
article_snippet.sent: Pope Francis prays in front of the Colosseum during the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) torchlight procession .
article_snippet.sent: A cross inside the Colosseum before the start of the procession - which commemorates the crucifixion .
article_snippet.sent: Several Italian families also carried A cross inside the Colosseum before the start of the procession - which commemorates the crucifixion for a few steps.
article_snippet.sent: Tens of thousands of tourists, pilgrims and Romans held candles as Tens of thousands of tourists, pilgrims and Romans watched.
article_snippet.sent: A group of nuns hold A group of nuns candles in front of the Colosseum as A group of nuns wait for the pope to speak .
article_snippet.sent: A cross faces the Colosseum as a full moon rises before the start of the procession - which commemorates the crucifixion .
article_snippet.sent: Thousands of tourists, pilgrims and Romans held candles as Thousands of tourists, pilgrims and Romans watched the procession and mass .
highlights_snippet.sent: Pope is presiding over torchlight procession in front of the Colosseum .
  