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Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta.

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The Middle East continues to grapple with widespread instability and violence, with poverty further compounding the challenges in several regions.

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Easter is here; thank God for that! Alleluia resounds, but how many Nigerians can sing it? How many people in the world can celebrate Easter? How many can celebrate Easter in Ukraine, Haiti, Gaza, Yemen, Sudan, or the Democratic Republic of Congo? What about in Plateau, Borno, and Zamfara States, along with other places in Nigeria and in our homes and churches?

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The brief meeting of Pope Francis with US Vice President JD Vance offered the opportunity to exchange Easter greetings. Yesterday Cardinal Parolin met with the US leader at the Secretariat of State.

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Pope Francis dedicates his Easter Urbi et Orbi message to calling for peace worldwide, for global disarmament and for the release of prisoners.

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Celebrating the joy of Easter during the morning Mass in Saint Peter’s Square, Pope Francis in his homily calls on us to hasten to seek the risen Lord, like the first disciples, and to renew the gift of hope within us, sharing with those we meet along our life journey.

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In his homily for the Easter Vigil read by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re presiding on his behalf, Pope Francis explains how this celebration "reminds us that the light of the Resurrection illumines our path" and our hearts. The Pope made a brief visit to St. Peter's Basilica a couple hours before the celebration for prayer and to greet the faithful gathering.

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As we celebrate Easter, Fr Luke Gregory, OFM, offers his thoughts on how the Resurrection of Jesus Christ reframes our understanding of despair, moving us from depths of sadness into the glorious life giving light of joy.

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As Easter approaches, there was some hope for hundreds of Russian and Ukrainian prisoners of war and scores of injured soldiers, with officials saying they are being exchanged on Saturday.

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As the Church prepares to celebrate Easter the Franciscan Custody of Holy Land urges Christians worldwide to contribute generously to the annual Good Friday Collection to help give hope to Christian communities in the war-ravaged region.

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The Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, calls for reflection on the celebration of Easter 2025, which falls on the same day for Christians of East and West. He urges walking together also to achieve peace and security in the Holy Land. He writes, "a sound foundation has been laid but there is yet more to be done. We continue in this work confident in God's providence and renewed in the unconquered hope that is given to us in the Empty Tomb."

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The Custos of the Holy Land, Fr. Francesco Patton, invites the faithful to celebrate with great hope the resurrection of Jesus and to avoid being "crushed under the heavy stone of the circumstances in which we find ourselves living" that speak of wars, pandemics, earthquakes, economic crises, and disasters.

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The ongoing conflict in Gaza continues to claim lives, with Israeli airstrikes on Friday reportedly killing at least 45 Palestinians and injuring dozens more.

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In his Easter Vigil homily, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Myanmar says that despite the nation's ongoing agony, they should take comfort and rejoice in the Lord accompanying their every step and seeing their every tear.

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The Vice President of the United States, who participated in the Passion Liturgy in the Vatican Good Friday evening with his family, meets with Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, and discuss together peace, religious freedom and migration.

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Some 10,000 stems of flowers from the Netherlands will once again line the steps in front of St. Peter’s Basilica for the Easter celebration—continuing an almost 40-year tradition.

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Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti presides over the solemn liturgy of the Lord's Passion on Good Friday in St. Peter's Basilica, as Pope Francis' delegate, and Fr. Roberto Pasolini, OFM Cap, the Preacher of the Pontifical Household, underscores in his sermon that 'Christ is the anchor of our hope.'

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In a country where more than 3,100 Christians were killed in 2024, the testimony of a Nigerian priest sheds light on the daily trials and deep faith of Christians in the southeast region.

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We publish the video of ‘7 - a meditation on Joseph Haydn's Septem verba Christi in cruce’ - with the score written by our colleague Marcello Filotei, commissioned by Vatican Radio and performed in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall on 26 February 2023 by the percussion ensemble Ars Ludi with the voice of baritone Patrizio La Placa. The work will also be broadcast by Italy's public broadcaster on channel Rai5 on 19 April at 11.35 p.m.

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Pope Francis pens the introduction to the book by Don Tommaso Giannuzzi entitled “Prophets of Hope. Don Tonino Bello and Pope Francis.” In the book, published by Àncora publishing house, the Italian priest draws from the words of the Holy Father and the Bishop of Molfetta with the desire of giving a face to the virtue of hope.

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