Pope Francis laments suffering in the world on Good Friday

Pope Francis lamented the suffering in the world in texts read out by various people and groups late Friday during the traditional Stations of the Cross devotion in front of the Colosseum in Rome.

The pontiff did not join the traditional night-time Way of the Cross procession in Rome on Good Friday.

But in memory of Jesus Christ and his sufferings, the head of the Roman Catholic Church addressed his prayer on Good Friday to people "who suffer persecution for your name in so many parts of the world ..."