It is the first time that the 86-year-old has missed the annual service in his 10 years as pontiff.
The pontiff was hospitalised last week for bronchitis.Pope Francis, who is recovering from bronchitis and last week spent three nights in hospital, did not attend the traditional "Way of the Cross" prayer service on Good Friday, the Vatican said.
It was the first time that Francis, 86, has missed the annual service, which falls two days before Easter - Christianity's most important holiday - in the 10 years of his papacy."Due to the intense cold of the past days, Pope Francis will follow this evening's Way of the Cross from Casa Santa Marta, joining the prayer of those who will gather with the Diocese of Rome at the Colosseum," the Vatican said in a short statement.
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