ROME, April 18 (UPI) -- Pope Francis presided over the Good Friday service at the Vatican Basilica on Friday evening and is expected to lead the Way of the Cross ceremony at the Colosseum later in the evening.
Vatican Radio reported that the service, attended by hundreds, included "10 universal prayer intentions specific to Good Friday: for the Church, the Pope, and all orders and degrees of the faithful, for catechumens, Christian unity, and the Jewish people, for those who do not believe in Christ and for those who do not believe in God, for all in public office and for all in special need."