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Officials of the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) have emphasized the need to respect the neutrality of their employees who, they say, are part of the “frontline humanitarian workers” in Ethiopia.
The Bishop of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Orlu has condemned the Easter Sunday attack against innocent civilians in Imo State of the Southeastern region of Nigeria, saying that darkness has overcome the country owing to protracted insurgency.
May those who suffer take refuge in the wounds of Christ, and through them, receive the hope which does not disappoint, Pope Francis prayed on Easter Sunday.
On Easter Sunday 2021, Pope Francis offered Mass at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter’s Basilica. Afterward, he gave the Urbi et Orbi message and blessing. The following is the full text of the pope’s Easter message.
In his Easter blessing, Pope Francis called on humanity to unite in solidarity and look to the risen Christ for hope amid the coronavirus pandemic.