9 h. ago PHOTO GALLERY: Christians around the world celebrate Easter as the pope makes a surprise appearance

Faithful Christians around the world celebrated on Sunday the resurrection of Jesus Christ, from Vatican City where Pope Francis made a surprise appearance in his popemobile, to Ukraine, where a temporary Easter truce with Russia appeared in doubt in parts of the nation.

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11 h. ago What JD Vance said to Pope Francis in Easter meeting at the Vatican

JD Vance met briefly with Pope Francis on Easter Sunday as the pontiff recovers from pneumonia.

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12 h. ago JD Vance granted lightning audience with Pope Francis in Vatican

US vice-president spends few minutes with pontiff whom he has publicly disagreed with over migrationPope Francis and JD Vance, who have disagreed very publicly over the Trump administration’s attitude to immigration and its migrant deportation plans, met briefly in Rome on Sunday to exchange Easter greetings.The meeting came a day after the US vice-president, who converted to Roman Catholicism in 2019, sat down with senior Vatican officials and had “an exchange of opinions” over international conflicts and immigration. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Pope Francis has ‘brief’ meeting with JD Vance on Easter morning

The pontiff has previously clashed with the U.S. Vice President over the Trump administration's immigration policies

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13 h. ago Pope delivers Easter message on Gaza via aide after serious illness

Pope Francis condemned Gaza’s “deplorable humanitarian situation” as he reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire in his Easter Sunday message read aloud by an aide.

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15 h. ago Pope makes brief appearance at Easter Sunday mass in St Peter’s Square

Pope Francis also held short meeting with JD Vance, US vice-president, as pontiff recovers from severe bout of pneumoniaPope Francis, who is recovering from a severe bout of pneumonia, marked Easter Sunday by making a brief appearance to bless thousands of people who had gathered for mass in St Peter’s Square, and by holding a short meeting with the US vice-president, JD Vance.The 88-year-old pontiff – who nearly died during his recent, five-week stay at Rome’s Gemelli hospital – did not celebrate Easter Sunday mass in the piazza, instead delegating the service to Cardinal Angelo Comastri, the retired archpriest of St Peter’s Basilica. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Pope Francis thrills St Peter's Square crowds as he greets faithful on Easter Sunday as he recovers from pneumonia hospitalisation

The 88-year-old pontiff delivered his 'Urbi et Orbi' benediction from a balcony overlooking the square following mass to mark the holiday.

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16 h. ago Pope makes surprise public appearance at Easter service after hospitalisation

Pope Francis made a surprise Easter appearance in St Peter's Basilica on Saturday (19 April) following his recent hospitalisation.

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16 h. ago JD Vance meets Pope Francis on Easter Sunday after flap over migration

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has met briefly with Pope Francis on Easter Sunday as the pontiff recovers from pneumonia

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17 h. ago Vatican's Easter Mass opens without Pope Francis as he continues recovering from pneumonia

The Vatican is celebrating Easter without Pope Francis presiding

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18 h. ago Pope makes rare public appearance at Easter service after hospitalisation

Pope Francis made a surprise Easter appearance in St Peter's Basilica on Saturday (19 April) following his recent hospitalisation.

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37 h. ago Vatican reveals ‘exchange of opinions’ that took place during Vance meeting

Vice President JD Vance met with the Vatican’s No. 2 official, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, amid tensions over the U.S. crackdown on migrants

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40 h. ago Vatican notes 'exchange of opinions' over migrants, prisoners in meeting with Vance

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has met with the Vatican’s No. 2 official amid tensions over the U.S. crackdown on migrants

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40 h. ago JD Vance faces icy reception at the Vatican after Pope Francis blasted Trump administration's treatment of migrants

JD Vance, who converted to Catholicism in 2019, identifies with a small intellectual movement, viewed by some critics as having reactionary or authoritarian leanings, that is often called 'postliberal.'

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46 h. ago Four centuries later, Easter's date remains divisive. Some church leaders want that to change

Eastern and Western churches will celebrate Easter on the same day this year, while marking 1,700 years since the Council of Nicaea unified Christian doctrine

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64 h. ago JD Vance visits Italy and Vatican after tangling with pope on migration

U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Rome for meetings with the Vatican No. 2 and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni

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3 d. ago Faith and festivity: The best Easter images from around the world in 2025

From chimpanzees finding treat-filled eggs to the Pope visiting inmates in a Rome prison, here are this year’s best Easter moments in pictures

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3 d. ago Frail Pope Francis takes back seat as Catholic Church marks Holy Week

The Pope's recovery is progressing, with reports indicating a decreased reliance on supplemental oxygen

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4 d. ago Pope Francis’ special message for doctors who saved his life

The 88-year-old pontiff spoke softly, but was breathing without oxygen

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6 d. ago Vatican puts ‘God’s architect’ Antoni Gaudí on path to sainthood

Pope Francis recognises the ‘heroic virtues’ of the creator of Barcelona’s Sagrada Família basilica in first step of processHe’s long been nicknamed “God’s architect” by those who point to his piety and the religious imagery woven through his soaring spires, colourful ceramics and undulating lines.Now it seems the Vatican may be ready to make it official. It said on Monday that Antoni Gaudí, the Catalan architect behind Barcelona’s Sagrada Família basilica, had been put on the path to sainthood. Continue reading...

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