The cross has changed the meaning of suffering, says papal preacher on Good Friday

Vatican City, Apr 10, 2020 / 11:57 am (CNA).- Through his death on the cross, Jesus has redeemed all human pain, including the suffering caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap., said at the Vatican on Good Friday.

The apostolic preacher said “the cross of Christ has changed the meaning of pain and human suffering -- of every kind of suffering, physical and moral.”