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Pope leads Good Friday procession highlighting modern-day slaves’ plight

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ROME — Pope Francis on Friday led the traditional Easter week “Way of the Cross” procession in Rome, which was this year took the theme…
ROME — Pope Francis on Friday led the traditional Easter week “Way of the Cross” procession in Rome, which was this year took the theme of modern-day slavery and human trafficking, including the prostitutes who ply their trade on Italy’s streets.
The ceremony, taking place on Good Friday in the Christian calendar which marks the day Christ was crucified, took its theme from meditations written by Catholic nun Eugenia Bonetti, who has spent much of her life in Africa and also attended the event.

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