"Happy Easter!": Pope Francis wishes crowds; Nice people with Popemobile Tour | In photos | Today news

Pope Francis retired on Easter Sunday, after weeks of recovery to thousands on St. To bless Peter’s Square. The 88-year-old Pontiff even surprised the crowd with a ride through the Piazza in his popemobile, waves of applause and joyful cheer. “Brothers and sisters, happy Easter!” Pope Francis declares, his voice noticeably stronger-a encouraging sign after his recent near-emergency with double pneumonia, reports AP. Pope Francis Tour St. Peter’s Square in his Popemobile after blessing the Urbi et Ori (Latin for the city and to the world) at the end of the Easter mass by Cardinal Angelo Comastri in St. Peter’s Square on the Vatican Sunday 20, 20, 20.ap). Papa! “And” Bravo! ” echoed by the square while Pope Francis makes several loops in his open vehicle. Returned Around Priest of St. Peter’s Basilica. Balcony waves on the Easter Sunday Pope Francis blew off the balcony as an archbishop of the Vatican who read his speech aloud, a global attraction for peace in the world’s hotspots, which is the characteristic of the Easter of the Vatican. Pope Francis waves to the Popemobile to the Easter mass, on St Peter’s Square in the Vatican on April 20, 2025. (Photo by Andreas Solaro / AFP), in total he was outside on a sunny spring day for about 50 minutes, with temperatures at 21 degrees Celsius (70 Fahrenheit) in a Piazza Awash in Daffodils, Tulips. The Netherlands for Easter. On the way to the basil, Francis met briefly in his hotel with US Vice President JD Vance, who spent Easter in Rome with his family. The Vatican said the meeting lasted only a few minutes and was designed to make the exchange of Easter greetings possible. Pope Francis watches a balcony on Easter Sunday, Francis has only appeared in public a few times since returning to a 38 -day hospital accommodation to the Vatican on March 23. He skipped the solemn services of Good Friday and Holy Saturday to Easter, but he is expected to make an appearance on Sunday. Easter 2025 Easter is the most joyous moment on the Christian liturgical calendar, when the practice of Christians celebrates the resurrection of Christ after His crucifixion. Easter 2025 Celebrations in the Vatican Paaas Festival in the Vatican traditionally involve a mass and the Pope’s Urbi et orbi blessing (Latin for “to the city and the world”), a papal speech delivered from the loggia, which is usually a summary of global hotspots and human suffering. Pope Francis visits Rome’s prison in the city center before Easter Sunday, the biggest outing of Pope Francis was a visit to the prison in downtown Rome to spend Holy with prisoners on Thursday. The visit made his priorities clear as he slowly recovered: to spend time with the people at the margins, AP reports. First published: 20 Apr 2025, 05:12 IST