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The Vatican adapted Pope Francis’ Way of the Cross on Good Friday after an outcry in Ukraine over a Station involving Ukrainian and Russian families. The meditation for the 13th Station, “Jesus dies on the Cross,” was written by members of a Ukrainian and a Russian family. During the event, that meditation was not read out. The Way of the Cross was held at Rome’s Colosseum on April 15. The original plan for the Via Crucis was strongly criticized by Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, who described it as “untimely, incoherent, and offensive.”
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In his Urbi et Orbi blessing on Easter 2022, Pope Francis lamented an “Easter of War” as he prayed for peace in Ukraine and around the world. Pope Francis gave the traditional Urbi et Orbi blessing following Easter Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square. Local authorities estimate that 100,000 people were present at the Vatican and in the surrounding area for the blessing. In addition to Ukraine, Pope Francis named Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Africa as three countries in particular need of prayers due to violence, and humanitarian and environmental crises.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251004/urbi-et-orbi-2022-pope-francis-laments-easter-of-war-in-ukraine-and-world
Today the Church celebrates Blessed Marie-Anne Blondin, a Canadian woman who founded the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Anne. Though she was the founder and superior, Sister Marie-Anne faced much oppression from the congregation’s chaplain, who eventually had her removed from her position, and she was prohibited from holding any administrative roles for the rest of her life. She spent her last 32 years without complaining, working in the order’s laundry and ironing room. Despite her demotion, her order continued to grow and spread across Canada and the United States.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/blessed-marie-anne-blondin-440