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Pope Francis carries a candle in procession as he arrives to celebrate the Easter Vigil in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 20, 2019.

At Easter the stones of sin, despair, are rolled away, pope says at vigil

VATICAN CITY - As individuals and as a church, it can be tempting to dwell on mistakes, failures and sins that block the fullness of life, but Easter is the proclamation that the Lord is victorious and his love will triumph, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis lies prostrate in prayer during the Good Friday service in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 19, 2019.

On Good Friday, papal preacher says cross brings hope to the oppressed

VATICAN CITY - The cross serves as a warning to the powerful and a message of hope for the poor and oppressed, said the preacher of the papal household.

Pope Francis greets inmates and guards as he arrives to celebrate the Mass of Lord's Supper April 18, 2019, at Velletri Correctional Facility, 36 miles south of Rome.

Be servants to one another, pope tells prisoners before washing feet

ROME - Jesus' gesture of washing his disciples' feet, an act once reserved to servants and slaves, is one that all Christians, especially bishops, must imitate, Pope Francis told hundreds of inmates and prison employees on Holy Thursday.

Pope Francis kisses the feet of South Sudan Vice President Rebecca Nyandeng De Mabior, left, and South Sudan President Salva Kiir, right, April 11, 2019, at the conclusion of a two-day retreat at the Vatican for African nation's political leaders. The pope begged the leaders to give peace a chance.

South Sudan's Christian leaders say papal kiss is message of Easter

NAIROBI, Kenya - Pope Francis' surprise kiss on the feet of South Sudanese political leaders is the message of Easter, the country's Christian leaders said in a joint Easter message.

Pope Francis celebrates Holy Thursday Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 18, 2019.

Pope to priests: Best place to be is among the people

VATICAN CITY - Just as Jesus always sought to be with the people to serve, teach and heal them, so, too, must priests always be in the midst of God's people, "pouring ourselves out" for them, Pope Francis said.

Alessandro Gisotti, interim director of the Vatican press office, introduces Consolata Sister Eugenia Bonetti at a Vatican news conference April 17, 2019. Sister Bonetti has led a major international effort by religious orders to fight human trafficking and help women and girls rebuild their lives after they were tricked by traffickers into prostitution. She was asked to write the meditations for this year's Way of the Cross at Rome's Colosseum.

Pope's Way of Cross will shine light on women 'crucified' by traffickers

VATICAN CITY - Countless women and girls are being "crucified" by human traffickers, who trick them into slave labor or prostitution, and by those who seek out their services and exploit them, said the missionary nun who wrote the meditations for Pope Francis' Way of the Cross service.

The dome of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican is framed by trees June 14, 2018. In the aftermath of the Notre Dame Cathedral fire in Paris, Maj. Paolo De Angelis, head of the Vatican fire department, told the Italian news agency ANSA April 16 that the structural differences between Notre Dame and Peter's make a catastrophic fire less likely.

Vatican firefighter says St. Peter's at much less risk than Notre Dame

VATICAN CITY - After the devastating fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris April 15, Romans and tourists could not help looking at St. Peter's Basilica and wondering, "what if?"

he Chinese national flag flies in front of a Catholic church in the village of Huangtugang, Hebei province, China, Sept. 30, 2018.

China invites Vatican to have pavilion at Beijing garden expo

VATICAN CITY - Accepting an invitation from the Chinese government, the Holy See is one of a number of nations and organizations participating in an international garden expo in Beijing.

Pope Benedict XVI delivers a blessing at the conclusion of a Mass for the Knights of Malta in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Feb. 9, 2013, two days before he announced his resignation. The retired pope marks his 92 birthday April 16.

Official marks retired pope's birthday, commenting on his latest letter

VATICAN CITY - Marking retired Pope Benedict XVI's 92nd birthday, the editorial director of the Vatican Dicastery for Communication insisted what the retired Pope wrote about facing the clerical sexual abuse crisis is essentially what Pope Francis has said, too.

Pope Francis greets Emanuele Village residents April 12, 2019, in Rome. People who live there have Alzheimer's disease.

Pope makes surprise visit to community for people with Alzheimer's

ROME - Drawing attention to the special needs of people with Alzheimer's disease, Pope Francis made an afternoon visit to a community of group homes designed to keep residents active and living as normal a life as possible.

Indian children watch a movie on a cellphone on the roadside in Mumbai Jan. 20, 2016. While digital communications and social media can be used as a tool of evangelization and a place of dialogue with others, they also can be lonely environments where young people fall prey to humanity's worst vices, Pope Francis wrote in his new apostolic exhortation to young people, "Christus Vivit" ("Christ Lives").

Pope urges students to fight their addiction to phones

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis told high school students to break their phone addiction and spend more time on real communication with others and in moments of quiet, personal reflection.

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