Catholic Church: First Easter with Leo XIV – Pope celebrates Palm Sunday mass | EUROtoday

Pope Leo XIV’s first pre-Easter week as pontiff has begun. In entrance of tens of hundreds of individuals, the pinnacle of round 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide celebrated the standard Palm Sunday mass in St. Peter’s Square – the service marks the beginning of Holy Week. This week Christians commemorate the struggling and dying of Jesus Christ. His resurrection is lastly remembered on Easter Sunday.

It is the primary Easter for Leo since his election as pope in May final 12 months. Last Easter, his predecessor Pope Francis left the liturgical celebrations to others after a five-week hospital keep as a result of extreme pneumonia, however appeared to the devoted on Easter Sunday within the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica. The subsequent day, Francis died of a stroke on the age of 88.

Tight schedule for Pope at Easter

Leo has a decent schedule subsequent week. A service adopted by the standard washing of ft is deliberate for Maundy Thursday within the Roman Lateran Basilica. But it’s not but clear whose ft he’ll wash. On that day, Francis repeatedly visited prisons and washed the ft of prisoners.

On Good Friday, Leo will then participate within the Stations of the Cross on the Colosseum. He celebrates the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday late within the night in St. Peter’s Basilica. The spotlight of the Easter celebrations is the massive service on Easter Sunday. The Pope will then give the standard blessing “Urbi et Orbi”, i.e. to town and the world, from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica in entrance of tens of hundreds of individuals and broadcast by cameras world wide.