ROME and LONDON — Pope Francis appeared on Sunday in St. Peter’s Sq. on the Vatican for an Easter Sunday blessing, after a short earlier assembly with Vice President JD Vance.
Vance arrived at Casa Santa Marta within the Vatican shortly after 11:30 a.m. native time, the Vatican’s Holy See Press Workplace mentioned in an announcement.
The motorcade of Vice President JD Vance is seen en path to the Vatican, in Rome, Italy, April 20, 2025.
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“The assembly, which lasted a couple of minutes, gave them the chance to trade Easter greetings,” the workplace mentioned.
At about midday, the 88-year-old pontiff arrived at St. Peter’s Basilica, overlooking the sq. the place Easter celebrations had been going down.
Pope Francis seems on the primary balcony of St. Peter’s basilica for the Urbi et Orbi message and blessing to the town and the world as a part of Easter celebrations, at St. Peter’s Sq. within the Vatican on April 20, 2025.
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Seated in his wheelchair, he blessed the group and mentioned, “Buona Pasqua!” or “Glad Easter!” The pope’s Easter blessing included a name for an finish to conflicts within the Center East, Europe and Africa.
“Might the precept of humanity by no means fail to be the hallmark of our each day actions,” his blessing mentioned partly. “Within the face of the cruelty of conflicts that contain defenseless civilians and assault faculties, hospitals and humanitarian staff, we can not enable ourselves to overlook that it isn’t targets which are struck, however individuals, every possessed of a soul and human dignity.”
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