In his Urbi et Orbi Easter message, Pope Leo XIV greeted the faithful around the world in ten languages. "Happy Easter! Bring the joy of the risen Jesus, who is present among us, to everyone.” Click on the video to hear him in Italian, French, English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Arabic, Mandarin Chinese and Latin.
Leo XIV. wünscht den Gläubigen frohe Ostern in zehn Sprachen: Italienisch, Französisch, Englisch, Deutsch, Spanisch, Portugiesisch, Polnisch, Arabisch, Mandarin-Chinesisch und Latein
Nies esser Tgi vul pomai endretg descriver nies pauper esser e nies viver quei cuort mument cheu daus sin tiara per prest vegnir tschentaus en bara. Gl'ei in misteri nossa veta avon il mund cun bia pareta, pertgei noss'olma dat sinzur, enquera enzatgei pli pur. In esser ch'ei pli elevaus, ch'ei buca vid mundan rentaus, la tarlischur dil mund cugliuna e petradad savens s'empluna. Bellezia, rauba ed entscheins ein tuts svaneivels,paupers beins, quels san bein tei in temps gidar, mo pauc dad els sas sefidar. En in gienà san ir a smerscha, sco'l cuolm che giu afuns sederscha, ei resta mo aunc la pupira e tut entuorn entuorn che plira. E fuss quei tut, lu fuss quei pauper, ei dat agid aunc zanu'auter carstgaun,carstgaun lai buca pender e la speronza da tei prender. Ti eis els mauns da Diu adina sche mo ti vul, El s'avischina e dat agid al bandunau ch'ha il patratg sin El drizzau. (Michel Maissen)
Cardinal Ernest Simoni, 97, stood beside Pope Leo XIV during the Easter Urbi et Orbi blessing at St. Peter’s Basilica. A survivor of Communist persecution in Albania, he endured years of prison and forced labor. He is known for his fidelity to the Catholic faith and his attachment to traditional liturgy.
Catholic Cardinal Ernest Simoni - sympathetic to the Traditional Mass - alongside Leo XIV in the Urbi et Orbi blessing
Thousands of people became Catholic across the United States at the Easter vigil Mobile archdiocese – 603 Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau -200 Diocese of Phoenix – 1600 Diocese Tucson -530 Los angeles=- 8598 Youngstown 300 San Francisco - 700 Duluth 186 Atlanta – 3442 Washington 1755 Lansing – 940 Oklahoma- 1100 Tulsa – 1000 Cleveland – 1000 Orlando -900 Venice – 1072 St Augustine – 1263 Newark – 1701 Kansas City 733 Fort Wayne 787 San diego- 1846 Fort Worth 1550 St Louis – 1000 Richmond- 900 Wichita – 600 Portland – 1600 Nashville -872 Brooklyn – 1200 Cincinatti – 1096 Chicago -1000 Dallas – 2500 Galveston – 3000 Baltomore – 1200 Omaha – 700 Philadelphia -1100 New Orleans – 700 Detroit – 1400 Denver – 770 Shreveport- 257 Duluth – 186 Madison – 360 Greenbay – 175 Milwaukee – 270
Following government directives, public Easter services in Dubai have been cancelled since Good Friday. The regime's excuse is that tensions in the Middle East are escalating. Dubai has two Catholic parishes - Saint Mary's and Saint Francis of Assisi in Jebel Ali. Both have confirmed the closures on their websites and will remain closed "until further notice". Saint Mary’s Church is one of the largest Catholic parishes in the world, with around 30,000 members, many of whom are Filipino workers. On Good Friday, many Catholics who had not been informed of the closure were seen praying outside on the pavement instead. Easter liturgies were only being streamed online. Bishop Paolo Martinelli, Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia, acknowledged worshippers' disappointment at missing Holy Week celebrations. #newsAfvbsxvwah