The pope stood in St. Peter’s Basilica on Holy Saturday night and declared that no tomb can imprison the God of love. His message to a world at war landed with the force of scripture itself.
Apr 04, 2026
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Pope Leo XIV delivered his first Easter Vigil homily on Saturday night in St. Peter’s Basilica, standing before thousands of candles lit from a single Paschal flame.
The occasion — the “mot…
