On Saturday, April 19, 2025, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals and Papal Delegate, read the homily prepared by Pope Francis for the Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter. The Holy Father called listeners to "let the hope of Easter blossom in our lives and in the world!"
Cardinal Calcagno read Pope Francis' homily at the Chrism Mass in St. Peter's Basilica. You can read the full text here.
The women go to the tomb at daybreak, yet they still feel the darkness of night. They continue to walk, yet their hearts remain at the foot of the cross.
“When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will realize that I AM” (John 8:28). This is the word that Jesus pronounced at the end of a heated dispute with his opponents.
“The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him” (Luke 4:20). This passage of the Gospel is striking. It always makes us imagine that moment of silence when every eye was on Jesus, in a mixture of wonder and hesitance.
The night is drawing to a close and the first light of dawn is appearing upon the horizon, as the women set out toward Jesus’ tomb. They make their way forward, bewildered and dismayed, their hearts overwhelmed with grief at the death that took away their Beloved. Yet upon arriving and seeing the empty tomb, they turn around and retrace their steps.
Read the full text of Cardinal Cantalamessa's homily for Good Friday 2023, offered during the Celebration of the Lord's Passion in St. Peter's Basilica.
On Holy Thursday, April 6, 2023, Pope Francis gave the homily at the annual Chrism Mass in St. Peter's Basilica.
As we journey once again through this season of Lent, let us take a moment to ask ourselves: What is the meaning of Lent?