Pope Francis: Easter Message Urbi et Orbi (To the City and the World)
April 06, 2015
Following Mass on Easter Sunday morning, Pope Francis delivered his Easter message Urbi et Orbi (to the city and to the world).
“Dear Brothers and Sisters, Jesus Christ is risen! Love has triumphed over hatred, life has conquered death, light has dispelled the darkness!”
“Out of love for us, Jesus Christ stripped himself of his divine glory, emptied himself, took on the form of a slave and humbled himself even to death, death on a cross. For this reason God exalted him and made him Lord of the universe. Jesus is Lord!”
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