How to Use Way of the Cross in a Sentence

Way of the Cross

noun phrase
  • On Friday evening, the Way of the Cross was held at the Colosseum, which was spotlit and surrounded by a huge crowd.
    — Paul Elie, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The Way of the Cross commemorates the final hours of Jesus' life, from his death sentence to taking up the cross to his crucifixion, death and burial.
    — CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The 70-year-old pontiff also became the first pope in decades to carry the light wooden cross for the entire 14 stations during the Way of the Cross on Good Friday.
    — Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Annual Good Friday Via Crucis – or Way of the Cross – procession in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood.
    — Josh Boland, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Crowds are expected to gather outside of the Colosseum for the Way of the Cross, which commemorates the final hours of Jesus’ life, from his death sentence to taking up the cross to his crucifixion, death and burial.
    — ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Worshippers walk to a station during the Way of the Cross procession over the Brooklyn Bridge on April 03, 2026 in New York City.
    — Doug Williams, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • For the last three decades, the Way of the Cross procession across the Brooklyn Bridge has marked the solemn occasion, giving Christian New Yorkers a sense of togetherness at a time when many say it's badly needed.
    — Doug Williams, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • In Rome, Pope Leo XIV observed the first Good Friday of his papacy by carrying a wooden cross for all of the 14 stations of the Way of the Cross, marking the first time in decades that a pope carried the cross to every station.
    — Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The Way of the Cross or via crucis procession is a largely Catholic tradition held the Friday before Easter, known as Good Friday, where Jesus’ crucifixion is commemorated in 14 stations from the moment he is condemned to death to when he is laid in the tomb.
    — Laura Turbay, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Of all the Catholic rituals of Holy Week—the Palm Sunday procession; the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, on Holy Thursday; the Way of the Cross, on Good Friday—surely the most striking is the washing of the feet.
    — Paul Elie, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026

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