Pope showed itself for traditional blessings on the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica – Diepresse.com
It was only during the course of Sunday morning that the Pope is fit enough to attend the Easter blessing. He donated the blessing in a few words. The Easter message read his master of ceremonies.
With a big trade fair in St. Peter’s Basilica, Easter was celebrated on Easter Sunday in the morning in the Vatican. Because of the health problems of Pope Franciswhich recovered from pneumonia, the fair was led by a high -ranking cardinal, the Italian Angelo Comastri. The Francis did not attend the service, at least he could not be seen on the live TV recordings. To the delight of the thousands of guests on St. Peter’s Square, Franziskus showed himself to the subsequent blessing « Urbi et Orbi » (« Derstadt und der Erdkreis ») on the Benediction Loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica. He wished everyone: « Happy Easter ». In the end, he also spoke the blessing formula himself – in a shortened version.
He previously had his Easter message read out by his master of ceremonies, Cardinal Diego Giovanni Ravelli. He appealed to all decision -makers in the Middle East, Palestinians and Israelis, among other things. The Pope also recalled the suffering of people in Yemen, the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan as well as the armed disputes in the Congo and in South Sudan and appealed to politics to find solutions, to create a « fair and permanent peace ». Pope Francis also thought of the victims of the earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand. He also hopes for peace there. One should resist the « logic of fear ». The Holy Year may be an opportunity to leave prisoners of war and political prisoners.
After the blessing, the Pope wanted to drive a round on St. Peter’s Square with the so -called papamobile in order to be closer to the believer.
Francis had had to wait until Sunday to see whether his health was allowed to participate, the Vatican press office announced on Saturday. Much was also dependent on the temperature. The question of the presence of the Pope for Easter has been working on the Vatican reporters for days.
« /> Thousands of believers gathered on Easter Sunday for service on St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican. Reuters / Yara Nardi
Since his return to the Vatican on March 23 after a long stay in the clinic, Pope Francis has been going to trot his employees, the media and many people in Rome. Several times a week there are now surprise appearances of the 88 -year -old Catholic Church top.
Francis showed himself in his wheelchair in St. Peter’s Basilica on Sunday where he prayed before Easter night. Francis lingered for about a quarter of an hour accompanied by his nurse Massimiliano Strappetti in St. Peter’s Basilica and stopped in front of the Petrusgrab to pray. Some believers who saw him applauded at the sight of the Pope, as Italian media reported.
Pope recently caused surprises
In the afternoon of Maundy Thursday, he visited prisoners in a Roman prison. As in previous years, the still heavily breathing Pope could not celebrate the service together with the ritual washing of foot with the prisoners. But his presence alone was enough to inspire the sitting men. The Pope had also shown itself on St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday.
Easter is the most important festival of Christianity with which Jesus Christ is reminiscent of the crucifixion and resurrection. The most important trade fair on Easter night the Italian Giovanni Battista Re, the dean of the Cardinal College, who is even older than the Pope at 91.
« /> Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re celebrated the resurrection ceremony on Easter night in St. Peter’s Basilica. APA / AFP / Tiziana Fabi
US Vice President met Pope
This weekend alone are about a million visitors in Rome, including believers from all over the world. This also includes US Vice President Jd vance. Donald Trump’s deputy, who survived Catholic faith in 2019, wanted to take part in the Easter mass with his family. Vance, who has been in Rome since Friday, has now met Pope Francis, as announced from the Vatican. The meeting found the Santa Marta guest house where the Pope lives.
Due to persistent breathing problems, Francis had been brought to the Gemelli Hospital in mid-February, the Popes Clinic in Rome. There the doctors found life -threatening pneumonia. According to their own information, they had almost given up the Argentinian. After 38 days in the clinic – his longest absence from the Vatican – Francis was released. He is now curing himself in his residence, Casa Santa Marta. (APA)
