The Pope’s urbi et orbi was read by Archbishop Diego Ravelli, the master of pontifical liturgical celebrations, as the ...

Pope Francis, who is still recovering from pneumonia, was not present at the Easter morning Mass but gave the Easter blessing ...

Pope Francis decried the numerous conflicts plaguing the planet and appealed to world leaders “not to yield to the logic of fear” in his Easter message urbi et orbi (“to the city and to the world”) on ...

Urbi et orbi” means “To the city [of Rome] and to the world.” It is a special apostolic blessing given by the pope every year ...

We have to wonder about people whose powers and comforts permit them to gaze comfortably on the fear and pain of others.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has extended greetings to Christians at Easter and called on the world not to forget the ...

CNN By Kosta Gak, Catherine Nicholls, Victoria Butenko and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a brief Easter ceasefire in his war with Ukraine, a declaration met ...

Analysis - Putin's ceasefire is a logistical nightmare, and will likely be used to support the false notion Kyiv does not ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a surprise one-day ceasefire in Ukraine on Saturday for Easter, but Kyiv said ...

Throughout this Easter season, Our Lord invites us to close our hearts to fear and open them to the joy of his Resurrection.

As the lights of St. Peter's Basilica were extinguished and silence settled through the sprawling interior, a single flame -- ...