US EditionPope Francis makes brief Easter appearance, calls for Gaza ceasefire
- Pope Francis, recovering from pneumonia, briefly appeared on Easter Sunday at St Peter's Basilica.
- The 88-year-old Pope had missed most Holy Week events due to his recent health issues.
- An archbishop read the Pope's message and benediction to over 30,000 gathered in the square.
- Francis, seated in a wheelchair, wished the crowd 'Happy Easter' after Archbishop Ravelli delivered the 'Urbi et Orbi'.
- The Pope's message called for a ceasefire in Gaza and condemned rising antisemitism worldwide.
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What was Pope Francis' Easter message?
(NewsNation) — In his final hours, Pope Francis shared an Easter message dedicated to peace in the world. Francis did not preside over the Vatican's Easter Mass as he was limiting his workload since his hospitalization, but made an appearance at the end to deliver the twice-yearly blessing and message called the "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and the world). He wished the assembled audience a Happy Easter before passing his roughly 20-minute, pre-p…
Gaza: A tragic and deplorable situation. In his final message, read by an aide when Pope Francis briefly appeared on the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, the Pope renewed his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza...
Pope Francis, who last month overcame a double pneumonia, entered St. Peter’s Square yesterday in a decapotated Popemobile and greeted tens of thousands of Catholics after the celebration of Easter Mass in the Vatican. In his message read aloud by an assistant before the look of the Argentine Pope from the main balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, Jorge Mario Bergoglio reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the return of hostages…
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