The Vatican is celebrating Easter without Pope Francis presiding. The 88-year-old pontiff continues his recovery from a ...

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Francis delegated to two cardinals his role in presiding over this weekend's Easter masses, The Vatican Press Office said on ...

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VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican celebrated Easter on Sunday without Pope Francis presiding, as the 88-year-old pontiff continues his recovery from a near-fatal bout of double pneumonia.

It falls to us to proclaim this Easter hope, this ‘turning point’ where darkness becomes light,” the pope wrote in the homily ...