On Easter Sunday 2025, Pope Francis did not deliver his speech in person, though he briefly greeted the faithful with a brief “Brothers and sisters: Happy Easter!” The pope’s traditional “urbi et orbi ...

ROME — A weakened Pope Francis, still recovering after suffering a bout of double pneumonia, delivered the traditional Urbi et Orbi (To the City and to the World) blessing to tens of thousands of ...

From his very first ‘urbi et orbi’ to his last, the Holy Father called us all to remember the human person, especially in these moving moments. Pope Francis embraces Dominic Gondreau prior to his ...

Pope Francis receives U.S. Vice President JD Vance before bestowing the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for to the city and to the world) blessing at the end of the Easter mass presided over by Cardinal Angelo ...

Pope Francis appears on the central lodge of St. Peter's Basilica to bestow the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for to the city and the world) blessing at the end of the Easter mass presided over by Cardinal ...

Just hours before his death, Pope Francis expressed gratitude for being able to join worshippers on St Peter's Square on Easter Sunday one last time, according to remarks revealed by the official ...

Pope Francis tours St. Peter's Square in his popemobile after bestowing the Urbi et Orbi blessing at the end of the Easter mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday. Photo by Stefano ...