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  Pope: Easter faith spurs us to seek the risen Lord with hope and joy

  Apr 21, 2025

  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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  Pope at Urbi et Orbi prays for an end to all violence, from Gaza to the Sahel

  Apr 21, 2025

  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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  Pope Francis meets Vice President Vance, exchanges Easter gifts

  Apr 21, 2025

  Pope Francis met briefly with U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance on Easter Sunday morning at the Casa Santa Marta, the Vatican confirmed.

  
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  Pope on Easter Vigil: May the light of the Resurrection illumine our hearts

  Apr 20, 2025

  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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  US Vice President JD Vance visits Cardinal Parolin in the Vatican

  Apr 20, 2025

  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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  Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion: 'Christ is the anchor of our hope'

  Apr 19, 2025

  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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  Pope’s Via Crucis meditations: Embrace God’s economy in a world of algorithms

  Apr 19, 2025

  In his meditations written for the Good Friday Way of the Cross at the Colosseum—presided over this evening, 18 April, by Cardinal Baldo Reina on behalf of Pope Francis—the Holy Father explains that, faced with inhuman economies built on calculation and algorithms, cold logic and implacable interests, the only change of course is to turn to the Savior.

  
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  Pope Francis: Hope opens a window on eternity

  Apr 19, 2025

  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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  Cardinal Parolin: We can break the spiral of war only through dialogue

  Apr 19, 2025

  In an interview with the Italian newspaper “La Repubblica”, Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin speaks about the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, the role of multilateralism, and highlights the critical importance of dialogue for Vatican diplomacy, reiterating that peace cannot be imposed but is built patiently with mutual respect.

  
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  King Charles and Queen Camilla visit Pope Francis

  Apr 18, 2025

  In a poignant moment, King Charles III and Queen Camilla met privately with Pope Francis on April 9, coinciding with the couple’s 20th wedding anniversary and the fourth anniversary of the death of the King’s father, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.