Francis is currently celebrating the easter sunday mass in front of a large crowd gathered in st. peter s square. this is the first time the pope has been able to do that since the covid pandemic began. the last time he celebrated easter in the square in front of the crowd was 2019. and there is something of a shadow hanging over what is ordinarily a very joyous celebration for christians around the world. and that, of course, is because of the ukraine war. later today, at noon, local, the pope will deliver his traditional message to the city and the world which is usually a sort of 360 degree review of the global situation and there is every expectation that he will explicitly address the crisis in ukraine there. en doundoubtedly repeat his denunciations of the war and compassion for those suffering as a result of it. we should note, kim, even without saying anything the pope has already managed to make a