"Pope Francis' Easter Blessing and Prayers for Hope and Healing"

Pope Francis delivered his Urbi et Orbi message and blessing on Easter Sunday 2023, proclaiming the resurrection of Christ and the passage from death to life. He called for a journey of reciprocal trust among individuals, peoples, and nations, and urged the pursuit of peace and fraternity. The pope also prayed for various countries and regions, including Ukraine, Russia, Syria, Lebanon, Tunisia, Haiti, Ethiopia, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nicaragua, Eritrea, Burkina Faso, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, and Myanmar. He also called for the protection of refugees, deportees, political prisoners, migrants, and victims of hunger, poverty, and slavery.