packed into st. peter s square to hear the pope s annual easter message. the pope s concern about the recent bloodshed in kenya and in iraq. ben wedeman is in rome with details. reporter: it s supposed to be a holiday of celebration when christians mark the resurrection of jesus, but the weather in st. peter s square was cool and rainy, the spirit of easter this year, marred by violence most recently in kenya, where militants from the somali militant group al-shabaab slaughtered more than 160 students at the university. pope francis marking his third easter as pontiff prayed for peace in kenya, in iraq in syria, in the holy land in libya and nigeria and sue dan, the republic of congo and the ukraine. we ask for all the people of syria and iraq that the roar of
in which case, that would be material evidence of the resurrection of jesus. there could be nothing more important than that. for millions, the shroud is not only proof of the death and resurrection of jesus but the only record of what he looked like. there are no physical descriptions of jesus in the gospel. none. we don t know what he looked like. we don t know how tall he was. we don t know what the set of his eyes was. but he had a face. he was a real person. it fulfills almost a temptation. a temptation to fixate on the face of christ. to fulfill that idea of the true likeness. what did the son of god look like?
white house photographer posting this fogtphoto of the obamas on instagram. bo sunny, the beautiful cherry blossoms in the rose garden. this easter sunday pope francis is asking for an end to bloodshed in iraq and syria and praying for students who were massacred in ken yap thousands of faith fall christians packed into st. peter s square to hear the pope s annual easter message. ben wedeman is in rome. reporter: it s supposed to be a holiday of celebration, when christians mark the resurrection of jesus, but the weather in st. peters square was cool and rainy, the spirit of easter this year marred by violence most recently in kenya, where militants from the somali islamist group al shabaab slaughtered almost 150 mostly christian students at garissa university. pope francis marking his third
in a specially built chapel in the city s cathedral lies the most famous religious relic in the world, the shroud of turin. the cloth that many believe wrapped the body of jesus of nazareth nearly 2,000 years ago. protected by bulletproof glass, the 14-foot rectangular cloth is so precious and so valuable, it s rarely seen by the public. the last time that the turin shroud was displayed was in 2010. more than 2 million visitors were drawn to see it. the shroud is a fascinating object because it tells the story of jesus passion in one object. for believers, it s much more than a relic. it s evidence of jesus rising from the dead. some people think the turin shroud was produced by radiation at the resurrection.
protected by bulletproof glass, the 14-foot rectangular cloth is so precious and so valuable it s rarely seen by the public. the last time that the turin shroud was displayed was in 2010. more than 2 million visitors were drawn to see it. the shroud is a fascinating object because it tells the story of jesus passion in one object. for believers, it s much more than a relic, it s evidence of jesus rising from the dead. some people think the turin shroud was produced by radiation at the resurrection in which case that would be material evidence of the resurrection of jesus. there could be nothing more important than that. for million, the shroud is not only proof of the death and resurrection of jesus, but the only record of what he looked