Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa preaches at the Good Friday liturgy in St. Peter s Basilica, April 15, 2022. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.Vatican City, Apr 15, 2022 / 12:03 pm (CNA).From the time of Pontius Pilate to the internet age, people have turned their backs on Jesus, the papal preacher said at the Vatican s Good Friday liturgy.Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, O.F.M. Cap., made the observation on April 15 as he preached at the Liturgy of the Lord s Passion in St. Peter s Basilica in the presence of Pope Francis.At the beginning of the live-streamed liturgy, attended by around 3,500 people, the pope entered the basilica and stood before the altar. Unlike in previous years, he was unable to lay prostrate, perhaps due to his persistent knee problems.After the chanting of the day s reading from St. John s Gospel, Cantalamessa devoted his homily to the encounter between Jesus and Pilate, the governor of the Roman province of Judaea.He said: "What a relevant page from the Gospel for today!.
VATICAN CITY (CNS) The Eucharist commemorates Christ s sacrificial gift to the father in the name of all of humanity, said Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, preacher of the papal household.