Tens of thousands of faithful bearing candles prayed
at an Easter ritual at Rome's ancient Colosseum on Friday, where they
and Pope Francis were told of the suffering of rejected migrants,
sexually abused children and slaves.
Security was tight at the former gladiator battle
ground, where a small group of believers carried a cross between 14
"stations" evoking the last hours of Jesus's life during the traditional
Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) procession.
