Pope heralds Easter with seven baptisms
Pope Benedict XVI ushered in Easter services with a dramatic, candlelit vigil in St. Peter’s Basilica during which he said Christ’s resurrection was ”the most crucial leap” in the history of mankind.
The bells of St. Peter’s tolled across Rome shortly after 11pm yesterday to herald in Easter, the most joyous day on the Catholic Church’s calendar of liturgical celebrations when the faithful celebrate the resurrection of Jesus after his crucifixion on Good Friday.
