Cardinal Pizzaballa: ‘We have no other weapon than this empty tomb’
April 07, 2026
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CWN Editor's Note: In his Easter Sunday homily, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, preaching in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, said that “we have no other weapon than this empty tomb.”
The Risen Christ is “the only hope that can still open, here and now, the gates of peace,” said Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M. “He is not merely to be contemplated; he is to be followed. He is not to be held back; we must allow him to lead the way.”
Cardinal Pizzaballa added:
The stone has been rolled away. The passage is open. But we must decide whether to stay inside or go out.The above note supplements, highlights, or corrects details in the original source (link above). About CWN news coverage.
In practical terms, stepping out means choosing forgiveness when it would be easier to harden our hearts; choosing truth when it would be more comfortable to conform; choosing hope when everything suggests the opposite; choosing to do good, just as Jesus “went about doing good,” even if it goes unnoticed, even if it brings no recognition.
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