Pope Francis On Easter
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Pope Leads Easter Vigil After Skipping Good Friday Event At Last-Minute
Pope Francis took part in the Easter Vigil service at the Vatican on Saturday, a day after the last-minute cancellation of his presence at a major Good Friday procession revived questions about his health.
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Pope Francis Washes Feet Of 12 Women Prisoners In Pre-Easter Ritual
Pope Francis, who often pleads for compassion to prisoners, washed the feet of 12 incarcerated women in Rome on Thursday in a rite marking Holy Thursday before Easter.
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"Help Ukrainian People," Says Pope Francis In Easter Message
Pope Francis appeared to ask Russians to seek the truth about their country's invasion of Ukraine in his Easter message to the world on Sunday and appealed for dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians following recent violence.
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Pope Francis, In Easter Message, Says "Defenceless" Being Killed In Holy Land
Pope Francis, in his Easter address on Sunday, called for peace in the Holy Land two days after 15 Palestinians were killed on the Israeli-Gaza border, saying the conflict there "does not spare the defenceless".
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Pope Francis Urges To End Syria Bloodshed
Pope Francis urged an end to 'horror and death' in Syria on Sunday as he celebrated the traditional Easter Day mass in Rome.
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Pope Calls Pakistan Attack 'Hideous,' Demands Protection For Christians
Pope Francis on Monday condemned the Easter suicide bomb by Islamist militants that killed at least 70 people in Pakistan, many of them Christians, as "hideous" and demanded that the country's authorities protect religious minorities.
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Use 'Weapons Of Love' To Fight Evil Of Terrorism, Pope Says On Easter
Pope Francis urged the world in his Easter message on Sunday to use the "weapons of love" to combat the evil of "blind and brutal violence", following the attacks in Brussels.
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Pope Hears Tales Of Suffering, Abuse At Colosseum Easter Ritual
Tens of thousands of faithful bearing candles prayed at an Easter ritual at Rome's ancient Colosseum on Friday, where they and Pope Francis were told of the suffering of rejected migrants, sexually abused children and slaves.
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Pope Francis at Easter Prays for Killed Kenyan Students, Decries Persecution
Pope Francis prayed for an end to the persecution of Christians in his Easter Sunday address, commemorating the students massacred by Islamist militants at Garissa University in Kenya.
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Pope Francis Tells Catholics at Easter Vigil: Seek Truth, Beauty and Love
Pope Francis led the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics into Easter on Saturday night, urging them at a vigil Mass to shun indifference and boldly live their faith.
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Pope Francis Condemns Indifference to Jihadist Atrocities Against Christians
Pope Francis condemned indifference and "complicit silence" to jihadist attacks on Christians as he presided over Easter ceremonies in the wake of a massacre of nearly 150 people at a Kenyan university by Shebab Islamists.
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Pope makes call to spread faith at Easter vigil
Pope Francis on Saturday called on Catholics to bring the message of God "to the very ends of the earth" during an Easter vigil mass in St Peter's Basilica.
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In Easter message, Pope Francis appeals for peace, end to Korea tensions
Pope Francis used his first Easter Sunday address to call for peace in the world and appealed for a diplomatic solution to the crisis on the Korean peninsula.
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Pope washes prisoners' feet in unprecedented Easter rite
Pope Francis washed the feet of 12 young offenders including two girls at a Rome prison on Thursday in an unprecedented version of an ancient Easter ritual seen as part of an effort by the new pope to bring the Catholic Church closer to the needy.
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Pope Leads Easter Vigil After Skipping Good Friday Event At Last-Minute
Pope Francis took part in the Easter Vigil service at the Vatican on Saturday, a day after the last-minute cancellation of his presence at a major Good Friday procession revived questions about his health.
-
Pope Francis Washes Feet Of 12 Women Prisoners In Pre-Easter Ritual
Pope Francis, who often pleads for compassion to prisoners, washed the feet of 12 incarcerated women in Rome on Thursday in a rite marking Holy Thursday before Easter.
-
"Help Ukrainian People," Says Pope Francis In Easter Message
Pope Francis appeared to ask Russians to seek the truth about their country's invasion of Ukraine in his Easter message to the world on Sunday and appealed for dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians following recent violence.
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Pope Francis, In Easter Message, Says "Defenceless" Being Killed In Holy Land
Pope Francis, in his Easter address on Sunday, called for peace in the Holy Land two days after 15 Palestinians were killed on the Israeli-Gaza border, saying the conflict there "does not spare the defenceless".
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Pope Francis Urges To End Syria Bloodshed
Pope Francis urged an end to 'horror and death' in Syria on Sunday as he celebrated the traditional Easter Day mass in Rome.
-
Pope Calls Pakistan Attack 'Hideous,' Demands Protection For Christians
Pope Francis on Monday condemned the Easter suicide bomb by Islamist militants that killed at least 70 people in Pakistan, many of them Christians, as "hideous" and demanded that the country's authorities protect religious minorities.
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Use 'Weapons Of Love' To Fight Evil Of Terrorism, Pope Says On Easter
Pope Francis urged the world in his Easter message on Sunday to use the "weapons of love" to combat the evil of "blind and brutal violence", following the attacks in Brussels.
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Pope Hears Tales Of Suffering, Abuse At Colosseum Easter Ritual
Tens of thousands of faithful bearing candles prayed at an Easter ritual at Rome's ancient Colosseum on Friday, where they and Pope Francis were told of the suffering of rejected migrants, sexually abused children and slaves.
-
Pope Francis at Easter Prays for Killed Kenyan Students, Decries Persecution
Pope Francis prayed for an end to the persecution of Christians in his Easter Sunday address, commemorating the students massacred by Islamist militants at Garissa University in Kenya.
-
Pope Francis Tells Catholics at Easter Vigil: Seek Truth, Beauty and Love
Pope Francis led the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics into Easter on Saturday night, urging them at a vigil Mass to shun indifference and boldly live their faith.
-
Pope Francis Condemns Indifference to Jihadist Atrocities Against Christians
Pope Francis condemned indifference and "complicit silence" to jihadist attacks on Christians as he presided over Easter ceremonies in the wake of a massacre of nearly 150 people at a Kenyan university by Shebab Islamists.
-
Pope makes call to spread faith at Easter vigil
Pope Francis on Saturday called on Catholics to bring the message of God "to the very ends of the earth" during an Easter vigil mass in St Peter's Basilica.
-
In Easter message, Pope Francis appeals for peace, end to Korea tensions
Pope Francis used his first Easter Sunday address to call for peace in the world and appealed for a diplomatic solution to the crisis on the Korean peninsula.
-
Pope washes prisoners' feet in unprecedented Easter rite
Pope Francis washed the feet of 12 young offenders including two girls at a Rome prison on Thursday in an unprecedented version of an ancient Easter ritual seen as part of an effort by the new pope to bring the Catholic Church closer to the needy.
