:00:14. > :00:20.And you join us on this Easter Day for the second Easter message of
:00:21. > :00:24.blessing Urbi et Orbi to the city on the world to begin by Pope Francis.
:00:25. > :00:27.We join the many thousands of pilgrims and worshippers in St
:00:28. > :00:31.Peter's Square from all corners of world who are in Rome at this
:00:32. > :00:38.holiest time in the Christian calendar. A huge crowd this Easter.
:00:39. > :00:43.The Argentinian 166 and a Mac successor to St Peter, who has made
:00:44. > :00:50.such an impact. His example of humility and some -- simplicity has
:00:51. > :00:59.led the Catholic faithful. He washed the feet of 12 disabled people.
:01:00. > :01:04.Today, with flowers strewn along St Peter's Square, the brilliant
:01:05. > :01:06.sunshine symbolises the joy of Christians as they celebrate the
:01:07. > :01:14.resurrection and now see Pope Francis emerging onto the balcony of
:01:15. > :01:18.the Basilica. He is waving now to the crowds. Huge expectation here,
:01:19. > :01:24.having just presided over the Easter Sunday Mass in the square. He was
:01:25. > :01:26.driven past the crowds to an enthusiastic reception, every hand
:01:27. > :01:44.waving back as he waved to them. From the balcony in just a moment,
:01:45. > :01:48.he will deliver his honour Lee, the Easter message. After the message,
:01:49. > :01:52.Pope Francis will deliver the greeting which pubs in recent times
:01:53. > :01:56.have said in at least 60 languages. Last year, however, both at Easter
:01:57. > :02:02.and again at Christmas, Pope Francis chose to give the greeting only in
:02:03. > :02:05.Italian. It is not known why he made that particular break with
:02:06. > :02:31.tradition. We will wait to see what happens today.
:02:32. > :02:38.So the band has now finished playing and are saluting the Pope. The crowd
:02:39. > :02:45.is stretching almost all the way from ten to Peter back to the Avenue
:02:46. > :02:49.that leads up to it. The lectern is being brought before the Pope now
:02:50. > :03:05.for his Easter message. Cari fratelli e sorelle, buona
:03:06. > :03:16.Pasqua! Let us hear the Pope now in his own
:03:17. > :03:20.language. He begins by quoting a passage from Matthew: 28. This is
:03:21. > :03:25.the church around the world echoes the Angel's message to the women. Do
:03:26. > :03:31.not be afraid, I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was
:03:32. > :03:38.crucified. . He is not here, for he has been raised. Come, see the place
:03:39. > :03:41.where he lay. This is the culmination of the Gospel, it is the
:03:42. > :03:46.Good News par excellence: Jesus, who was crucified, is risen! This event
:03:47. > :03:59.is the basis of our faith and our hope. If Christ were not raised,
:04:00. > :04:05.Christianity would lose its very meaning. The whole mission of the
:04:06. > :04:09.Church would lose its impulse, for this is the point from which it
:04:10. > :04:19.first set out and continues to set out ever anew. The message which
:04:20. > :04:24.Christians bring to the world is this: Jesus, Love incarnate, died on
:04:25. > :04:38.the cross for our sins, but God the Father raised him and made him the
:04:39. > :04:40.Lord of life and death. In Jesus, love has triumphed over hatred,
:04:41. > :04:56.mercy over sinfulness, goodness over evil, truth over falsehood, life
:04:57. > :05:02.over death. That is why we tell everyone: "Come and see!". In every
:05:03. > :05:06.human situation, marked by frailty, sin and death, the Good News is no
:05:07. > :05:19.mere matter of words, but a testimony to unconditional and
:05:20. > :05:21.faithful love: it is about leaving ourselves behind and encountering
:05:22. > :05:25.others, being close to those crushed by life's troubles, sharing with the
:05:26. > :05:43.needy, standing at the side of the sick, elderly and the outcast. "Come
:05:44. > :05:59.and see!". Love is more powerful, love gives life, love makes hope
:06:00. > :06:11.blossom in the wilderness. With this joyful certainty in our hearts,
:06:12. > :06:15.today we turn to you, risen Lord! Help us to seek you and to find you,
:06:16. > :06:32.to realise that we have a Father and are not orphans, that we can love
:06:33. > :06:35.and adore you. Help us to overcome the scourge of hunger, aggravated by
:06:36. > :06:44.conflicts and by the immense wastefulness for which we are often
:06:45. > :06:47.responsible. Enable us to protect the vulnerable, especially children,
:06:48. > :07:06.women and the elderly, who are at times exploited and abandoned.
:07:07. > :07:09.Enable us to care for our brothers and sisters struck by the Ebola
:07:10. > :07:13.epidemic in Guinea Conakry, Sierra Leone and Liberia, and to care for
:07:14. > :07:30.those suffering from so many other diseases which are also spread
:07:31. > :07:33.through neglect and dire poverty. Comfort all those who cannot
:07:34. > :07:36.celebrate this Easter with their loved ones because they have been
:07:37. > :07:40.unjustly torn from their affections, like the many persons, priests and
:07:41. > :07:49.laity who in various parts of the world have been kidnapped. Comfort
:07:50. > :07:52.those who have left their own lands to migrate to places offering hope
:07:53. > :07:55.for a better future and the possibility of living their lives in
:07:56. > :08:12.dignity and, not infrequently, of freely professing their faith. We
:08:13. > :08:15.ask you, Lord Jesus, to put an end to all war and every conflict,
:08:16. > :08:27.whether great or small, ancient or recent. We pray in a particular way
:08:28. > :08:30.for Syria, that all those suffering the effects of the conflict can
:08:31. > :08:33.receive needed humanitarian aid and that neither side will again use
:08:34. > :08:36.deadly force, especially against the defenceless civil population, but
:08:37. > :09:08.instead boldly negotiate the peace long awaited and long overdue!
:09:09. > :09:13.We ask you to comfort the victims of fratricidal acts of violence in Iraq
:09:14. > :09:29.and to sustain the hopes raised by the resumption of negotiations
:09:30. > :09:33.between Israelis and Palestinians. We beg for an end to the conflicts
:09:34. > :09:36.in the Central African Republic and a halt to the brutal terrorist
:09:37. > :09:54.attacks in parts of Nigeria and the acts of violence in South Sudan. We
:09:55. > :10:09.ask that hearts be turned to reconciliation and fraternal concord
:10:10. > :10:11.in Venezuela. By your resurrection, which this year we celebrate
:10:12. > :10:15.together with the Churches that follow the Julian calendar, we ask
:10:16. > :10:18.you to enlighten and inspire the initiatives that promote peace in
:10:19. > :10:20.Ukraine so that all those involved, with the support of the
:10:21. > :10:23.international community, will make every effort to prevent violence
:10:24. > :10:48.and, in a spirit of unity and dialogue, chart a path for the
:10:49. > :10:57.country's future. Lord, we pray to you for all the peoples of the
:10:58. > :11:02.earth. You who have conquered death, grant us your life. Grant us your
:11:03. > :11:54.peace. And now to the Easter blessing. The
:11:55. > :11:58.Cardinal Beacon announces that those who receive this blessing here in
:11:59. > :12:01.the square, by radio and television are granted a plenary indulgence
:12:02. > :12:44.from the Catholic's teaching. And again now, the Pope, in his own
:12:45. > :12:51.words, . Through the prayers and merit of the Blessed Mary, the
:12:52. > :12:55.Virgin and Blessed Michael, the Archangel, the Blessed John the
:12:56. > :13:05.Baptist and the holy Apostles Peter and Paul and of all the saints. May
:13:06. > :13:11.Almighty God have mercy on you and with your sins forgiven. May Jesus
:13:12. > :13:15.Christ grant everlasting life. Maybe Almighty and merciful Lord grant you
:13:16. > :13:23.indulgence, absolution and remission of all your sins. And always
:13:24. > :13:42.repentant heart, the grace and consolation of the holy spirit and
:13:43. > :13:55.final perseverance in good works. Amen.
:13:56. > :14:03.And now, everyone in this huge crowd in the square and beyond are
:14:04. > :14:06.applauding the 10th two after we had -- they are applauding the Pope
:14:07. > :14:08.after we heard his Easter message. Everyone is looking at the balcony,
:14:09. > :14:23.some shouting up. Now the Pope, reading his greeting
:14:24. > :14:26.to the people. Dear brothers and sisters, once again my wishes of
:14:27. > :14:30.happy Easter to all of you who have come to the square from all over the
:14:31. > :14:33.world. I extend Easter wishes to those from various countries
:14:34. > :14:40.following us through social and other media. I grant your families
:14:41. > :14:46.and communities the happy announcement that Christ, our peace
:14:47. > :14:57.and our hope, is risen. Thank you for your presence, for your prayer
:14:58. > :15:02.and for your testimony of faith. And a special thank you, the Pope says,
:15:03. > :15:15.for the gift of the beautiful flowers from the Netherlands. And
:15:16. > :15:21.again, as the Pope says to everybody, happy Easter, applause
:15:22. > :15:40.rakes out, an eruption of applause right across this vast crowd. The
:15:41. > :15:45.Pope is still standing on the balcony. His Easter message, then,
:15:46. > :15:49.very consistent with the priorities of his first year in office, a
:15:50. > :15:54.church in keeping with his choice of the name Francis for his papacy.
:15:55. > :15:59.Identify blue, the Church of the poor and marginalised and with his
:16:00. > :16:02.challenges to what he sees as the skewed priorities of the world. The
:16:03. > :16:06.first specific concern he highlighted in the address, the
:16:07. > :16:10.current and deadly Ebola epidemic in West Africa, the first time it
:16:11. > :16:11.current and deadly Ebola epidemic in appeared in the region. Health
:16:12. > :16:17.workers are placing themselves at high risk as they battle to contain
:16:18. > :16:22.the disease. He has highlighted kidnappings, both of priests and lay
:16:23. > :16:26.people as acknowledgement that the separation from their families is
:16:27. > :16:29.felt particularly acutely at the time at Easter. His concern for
:16:30. > :16:34.migrants hoping for a better and more dignified life . His first trip
:16:35. > :16:37.outside Rome was to the Italian island of Lampedusa in the
:16:38. > :16:41.Mediterranean, which has received so many migrants making the perilous
:16:42. > :16:46.passage from North Africa. And the conflicts he drew attention to in
:16:47. > :16:50.the message. Syria again, of course, with the call for access to
:16:51. > :16:54.humanitarian aid and an end to the deadly use of force against
:16:55. > :16:57.civilians. The Pope is still being applauded as he now turns to leave
:16:58. > :17:00.the balcony. Among the other countries in his message, not
:17:01. > :17:06.surprisingly Ukraine, the Pope urging support for the peace
:17:07. > :17:09.initiatives and dialogue. And environmental concern as well. He
:17:10. > :17:25.spoke of the scourge of hunger and the immense wastefulness for which
:17:26. > :17:30.we are often was possible. The Pope clearly sees it as very important to
:17:31. > :17:37.engage with people, and in doing so is non-judgemental. He wants to be
:17:38. > :17:46.seen, above all, as a servant. As Rome celebrates Easter Day, the
:17:47. > :18:01.Church is already declaring -- preparing for the declarations next
:18:02. > :18:05.weekend. Pope John XXIII. It will be an historic double canonisation,
:18:06. > :18:13.hundreds of thousands of people are expected for the ceremony. But for
:18:14. > :18:19.now, as this Easter Mass draws to its conclusion, in a packed and very
:18:20. > :18:22.sunny St Peter's Square, we say goodbye and a happy Easter.