Francis presided over Easter Sunday Mass in a flower-decked St. Peter’s Square and then delivered a heartfelt prayer for peace in his annual roundup of global.
The Chaldean Patriarchate of Iraq announced the cancellation of Easter festivities this year to draw attention to the dire condition of Christians in the country. In July, Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid revoked a presidential decree that gave Cardinal Louis Sako legal right as head of the church. With the additional threats from Iranian-backed militias
Francis presided over Easter Sunday Mass in a flower-decked St. Peter’s Square and then delivered a heartfelt prayer for peace in his annual roundup of global.
Francis presided over Easter Sunday Mass in a flower-decked St. Peter’s Square and then delivered a heartfelt prayer for peace in his annual roundup of global.
ROME (AP) Pope Francis rallied from a winter-long bout of respiratory problems to lead some 60,000 people in Easter celebrations Sunday, making a strong appeal for a cease-fire in Gaza and a prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine. Francis presided over Easter Sunday Mass in a flower-decked St. Peter’s Square and then delivered a […]