Pope’s Easter message
Pope Francis on Easter Morning
We live in a wondrous time, when we can discover what Pope Francis preached on Easter morning:
Looking down from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica on the scores of pilgrims with their umbrellas, braving the inclement weather, the Pope appealed for all those suffering: “the marginalized, the imprisoned, the poor and the migrants who are so often rejected, maltreated and discarded, the sick and the suffering, children, especially those who are victims of violence.”
He called on them to listen to Jesus’ consoling words: “Fear not, for I am risen and I shall always be with you.”
By the death and resurrection celebrated on Easter Sunday, Pope Francis said, “Jesus shows everyone the way to life and happiness: this way is humility, which involves humiliation. This is the path which leads to glory.”