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From a city of emperors to a city of popes

From a city of emperors to a city of popes

Empire, popes, Roman Forum, Rome, Vatican

Tweet Yesterday, as every Good Friday, the papal Via Crucis was held at the Colosseum. The procession begins in the amphitheatre and concludes at the temple of Venus, built by Hadrian at the pinnacle of Roman imperial power. The image of the pope amid the ruins has...

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