Christ’s light breaks through world’s darkness, pope says in Easter Vigil message

Christ’s light breaks through world’s darkness, pope says in Easter Vigil message

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As the lights of St. Peter’s Basilica were extinguished and silence settled through the sprawling interior, a single flame — the paschal candle — pierced through the gloom, representing the light of the risen Christ which “quietly shines forth, even though we are in darkness,” Pope Francis said. Before the wounds of selfishness and violence present throughout the world, “the promise of new life and a world finally set free a…

Pope Francis in Easter Vigil homily: Christ is the ‘turning point’ in human history

Catholics gather for Easter Vigil Mass at St. Peter's Basilica on Saturday, April 19, 2025 / Credit: Zosia Czubak Vatican City, Apr 19, 2025 / 15:15 pm (CNA). Candlelight illuminated St. Peter’s Basilica during the Easter Vigil Mass on Holy Saturday where Pope Francis’ homily, read on his behalf, proclaimed the resurrection of Christ as “the definitive turning point in human history.”  “It falls to us to proclaim this Easter hope, this ‘turning …

Pope Francis has again surprised the faithful who visited St. Peter’s Basilica hours before the Easter Vigil with a fleeting visit in which he greeted and blessed those present. The Pontiff, in a wheelchair and without nasal cannulas, prayed a few minutes in the temple, but did not participate in the Easter Vigil, which began at 19:30. However, he has shown to the faithful his intention to be present at this Sunday’s Resurrection Mass and at the…

Pope Francis in Easter Vigil Homily: Christ Is the ‘Turning Point’ in Human History

Zosia Czubak Catholics gather for Easter Vigil Mass at St. Peter's Basilica on Saturday, April 19, 2025 Although Pope Francis did not preside at the liturgy due to his ongoing recovery from a recent hospitalization for double pneumonia, he made a surprise appearance in the basilica about two hours before the Mass.

Pope Francis went, accompanied in a wheelchair, to St. Peter's Basilica to pray before the Easter Vigil this evening and greeted some of the faithful present...

Pope Francis Delivers Powerful Easter Vigil Homily Proclaiming Resurrection as Turning Point in Human History at St. Peter's Basilica - TDPel Media

On Holy Saturday, the atmosphere in St. Peter’s Basilica was charged with solemnity and light as the faithful gathered for the Easter Vigil Mass. Despite […] The post Pope Francis Delivers Powerful Easter Vigil Homily Proclaiming Resurrection as Turning Point in Human History at St. Peter’s Basilica appeared first on TDPel Media.