A Vatican spokesman announced on April 7 that “families linked to Catholic communities and associations for voluntary work and assistance” are writing the meditations for the Pope’s Via Crucis at the Colosseum on Good Friday evening.

Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See Press Office, said that families were chosen because the Church is celebrating the Amoris Laetitia Family Year. The year began in March 2021, the fifth anniversary of the publication of Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love), and will conclude in June, at the Tenth World Meeting of Families in Rome.