Pope Francis is celebrating Easter Sunday along with dozens of prelates and tens of thousands of pilgrims and tourists in St. Peter's Square.
Pope Francis bestows the plenary 'Urbi et Orbi' blessing from the central lodge of the St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican at the end of the Easter Sunday mass, Sunday, April 9, 2023. – In an Easter message highlighting hope, Pope Francis on Sunday invoked prayers for both the Ukrainian and Russian people, praised nations which welcome refugees and called onwracked by the latest surge in deadly violence to forge a “climate of trust.
The pope's Easter message is known by its Latin name, ”Urbi et Orbi," which means “to the city and the world.”in February 2022, Francis has repeatedly called for the fighting to end and sought prayers for the “martyred” Ukrainian people. He urged the international community to work to end the war in Ukraine and “all conflict and bloodshed in the world, beginningFrancis also prayed for those who lost loved ones in an earthquake that struck Syria and Turkey two months ago, claiming tens of thousands of lives.
Francis also prayed that national leaders “ensure that no man or woman may encounter discrimination” and that there would be “full respect for human rights and democracy.” Speaking about Haiti, he appealed to “political actors and the international community to seek a definitive solution to the many problems that afflict that sorely tried people.”
A canopy on the edge of steps on the square sheltered the pontiff, who was back in the public eye for the Mass 12 hours after a 2.25-hour long Easter vigil ceremony in St. Peter’s Basilica the night before.
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