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Easter Vigil

With the incense burned from the newly blessed fire, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, incenses the "Stone of Anointing," located at the entrance of the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher, where, according to tradition, the body of Jesus was anointed and prepared with aromatic oils for burial. March 30, 2024. / Credit: Marinella Bandini

"The mother of all holy vigils": Jerusalem Basilica is First Place to Announce Easter

Apr 1, 2024

In the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher, the church of the Lord’s resurrection, the Easter Vigil is held on Saturday morning instead of at night.

Pope Francis presides at the Vatican's Easter Vigil, Saturday, March 30, 2024 / Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis at Easter Vigil: Christ "is the one who brings us from darkness into light"

Mar 30, 2024

“This is the Pasch of Christ, the revelation of God’s power: the victory of life over death, the triumph of light over darkness, the rebirth of hope amid the ruins of failure. It is the Lord, the God of the impossible, who rolled away the stone forever,” the pope said on Saturday.

Pope Francis speaks at the Vatican's Easter Vigil, March 30, 2024 / Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Full Text: Pope Francis’ Homily for Easter Vigil 2024 at the Vatican

Mar 30, 2024

The Holy Father delivered the homily late in the evening at the vigil in St. Peter's Basilica.

Pope Francis gives his homily at the Easter Vigil Mass in St. Peter's Basilica on April 8, 2023. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis at Easter Vigil: "Rediscover the grace of God’s resurrection within you"

Apr 8, 2023

At the Vatican’s Easter Vigil Mass, Pope Francis urged people to “roll away the stones of sin and fear” to experience the power of Christ’s resurrection.

Pope Francis prays at the Easter Vigil Mass in St. Peter's Basilica on April 16, 2022. Daniel Ibanez/CNA

The Risen Lord Has Robbed Evil of its Power: Pope Francis at Easter Vigil Mass

Apr 16, 2022

Pope Francis did not preside over the Easter Vigil Mass, but he delivered the homily and baptized seven people.

Pope Francis prays before the Easter fire in St. Peter's Basilica on April 3, 2021. / Vatican Media/CNA

Pope Francis’ Homily for Easter Vigil at the Vatican: Full Text

Apr 4, 2021

Here is the full text of the Easter Vigil homily of Pope Francis, delivered April 3 at St. Peter's Basilica.

Pope Francis lights a candle at the Easter Vigil Mass in St. Peter's Basilica on April 3, 2021. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA.

"The Risen Lord loves us without limits": Pope Francis at Easter Vigil

Apr 3, 2021

At the Vatican's Easter Vigil Mass, Pope Francis said that Jesus’ love is without limits and always provides the grace to begin anew.

'Quomodo sedet sola civitas' - a stripped altar on Holy Thursday 2015 at Mater Dei parish in Irving, Texas. Credit: Mater Dei Latin Mass parish via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

Vatican Updates Guidelines for Holy Week Liturgies During Coronavirus

Mar 25, 2020

After dioceses throughout the world suspended public Masses amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Congregation for Divine Worship has updated its decree on Holy Week liturgies.