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Pope Francis returns to public eye for Easter vigil Mass

By Associated Press
Published April 9, 2023 5:31am ET
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Pope Francis returns to public eye for Easter vigil Mass
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis returned to public view on Saturday, presiding over Easter vigil Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, a day after unseasonably chilly weather in Rome convinced the recently ailing pontiff to skip Good Friday’s nighttime procession at the Colosseum. The evening basilica service began in darkness. Then the basilica’s cavernous interior […]


VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis returned to public view on Saturday, presiding over Easter vigil Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, a day after unseasonably chilly weather in Rome convinced the recently ailing pontiff to skip Good Friday’s nighttime procession at the Colosseum.

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