The head of the Catholic Church appeared in good spirits in the Italian city on Sunday as he was welcomed to the city by roaring crowds of people.
Pope Francis on Sunday visited a prison for women in Venice ahead of a mass in the watery city representing the 87-year-old pontiff's first trip outside Rome for seven months.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Pope Francis urged stakeholders in the Middle East on Sunday to reject war and vengeance and opt for the path of dialogue and diplomacy.
The Vatican's doctrinal office in a landmark document ruled against sex changes procedures, radical gender theory, surrogate parenthood, abortions, and euthanasia.
In its most eagerly anticipated section, the Vatican repeated its rejection of 'gender theory,' or the idea that one's gender can be changed.
The ailing 87-year-old leader of the Catholic Church said: 'May the peace of Christ also come to those places where he is most in need, to people torn by war, by hunger, by all forms of oppression.'
The 87-year-old Pontiff presided over the mass this morning as tens of thousands of Catholics gathered in the square to mark the resurrection of Jesus.
Pope Francis called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all Israeli hostages in an Easter Sunday address that marked the most important day on the Christian calendar by deploring the suffering caused by wars.
The 87-year-old Pontiff presided over the mass this morning as tens of thousands of Catholics gathered in the square to mark the resurrection of Jesus.
Pope Francis will be presiding over the Easter Vigil service on Saturday night, after cancelling his attendance at the Way of the Cross procession in Rome on Good Friday, the Vatican has confirmed.
Pope Francis pulled out of a key Easter ceremony at the last minute on Friday, reigniting concerns about the 87-year-old's increasingly frail health.
The Pope was absent from the 'Via Crucis' (Way of the Cross) procession for the second year in a row and it is likely to renew concerns surrounding the Pope's health.
The 87-year-old pontiff, who often pleads for compassion to prisoners, visited the Rebibbia women's prison in the northeastern outskirts of Rome.
The four Russian nationals who carried out the attack were all subjected to harsh detention conditions, and appeared in a Russian court on Sunday with severe injuries.
France's security alert system, Vigipirate, was pushed to its highest on Sunday on Emmanuel Macron's orders, following the deadly Moscow massacre that left 137 dead on Friday
Millions of Christians waving palm branches gathered across the world today to celebrate Palm Sunday and the start of Holy Week.
Roberto Menia, a member of the Italian senate , made the remarks during a discussion about Macron's proposal that NATO could send troops to Ukraine .
His desire for the young woman could have deprived the Roman Catholic Church of its first leader from the Americas. He makes the claim in his upcoming autobiography.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declared it was 'quite understandable that (the Pope) spoke in favour of negotiations', adding that Russia was ready to sit down but Kyiv had ruled out talks
Pope Francis is being slammed by Ukraine after saying Kyiv should negotiate with Russia to end the fighting. CNN's Clare Sebastian has more.
Ukraine on Sunday slammed Pope Francis's call to negotiate with Russia two years into its invasion, vowing "never" to surrender after the pontiff said Kyiv should "have the courage to raise the white flag".
