Full Text of Easter Sunday Urbi et Orbi Blessing 2022…
Jesus, the Crucified One, is risen! He stands in the midst of those who mourned him, locked behind closed doors and full of fear and anguish. He comes among them and says: “Peace be with you!” (John 20:19). He shows the wounds in his hands and feet, and the wound in his side. He is […]
Christ Is Risen! Pope Francis Offers Mass in St. Peter’s Square for Easter 2022…
Pope Francis on Sunday celebrated Easter Mass for around 50,000 people in St. Peter’s Square — the first Easter Mass with the public after two years of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. On a sunny and windy morning in Rome, Pope Francis also participated in the “Resurrexit,” an ancient rite honoring an icon of the Holy Savior…
Sri Lankan protesters demand justice for 2019 Easter attacks
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankans protesting for days near the president’s office criticized a lack of progress in finding those responsible for the deaths of more than 260 people in Islamic State-inspired bombings on Easter Sunday three years ago, piling pressure on the government already embroiled in a deep economic crisis. The protesters demanded […]
For many, Easter Sunday marks a return to in-person worship
BOSTON — For many U.S. Christians, this weekend marks the first time since 2019 that they will gather in person on Easter Sunday, a welcome chance to celebrate one of the year’s holiest days side by side with fellow congregants. The pandemic erupted in the country in March 2020, just ahead of Easter, forcing many […]
Prayer, worship lift unaccompanied migrant teens in shelters
EL PASO, Texas — On all but three Sunday afternoons since last Easter, Bob Guerra — a Catholic deacon — has carefully packed his favorite crucifix, a Spanish-language Bible, hundreds of Communion wafers secured in Ziploc bags and other liturgical items into a plastic storage box. Then he lugs it a few miles to Fort […]
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Conversion takes time. Just ask the disciples on the road to Emmaus.
The disciples on the road to Emmaus had certain expectations about the Messiah, but were disillusioned when Jesus was put to death. Their conversion was one of being called to a more profound faith in the redemptive suffering of Christ.
Full Text: Pope Francis’ Urbi et Orbi Blessing 2022
Daniel Ibanez/CNA Pope Francis gives his Urbi et Orbi blessing on Easter 2022 As we contemplate those glorious wounds, our incredulous eyes open wide; our hardened hearts break open and we welcome the Easter message: “Peace be with you!”
Pope Francis Celebrates Mass in St. Peter’s Square for Easter 2022
Daniel Ibanez/CNA Pope Francis celebrates Mass in St. Peter’s Square for Easter 2022 Instead of giving a homily after the Gospel, following a custom of the last few years, Pope Francis kept a silence of several minutes for prayer and reflection.
In Easter Message, Pope Francis calls for peace in Ukraine and world: ‘Peace is a duty; peace is everyone’s responsibility!’
Francis said, “We emerged from two years of pandemic, which took a heavy toll. It was time to come out of the tunnel together, hand in hand, pooling our strengths and resources… Instead, we are showing that we still have within us the spirit of Cain, who saw Abel not as a brother, but as […]