The Vatican confirmed Pope Francis would preside over the Easter Vigil service on Saturday night.
Get ready for April 8 by checking out our Total Solar Eclipse page, with everything you need to know for the big day!Pope Francis' chair is seen prior to the start of the Via Crucis in front of the Colosseum on Good Friday, in Rome, Friday, March 29, 2024. The Vatican confirmed Pope Francis would preside over the Easter Vigil service on Saturday night, after he decided at the last minute to skip his participation in the Good Friday procession at the Colosseum as a health precaution.
The 87-year-old Francis, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, has been battling respiratory problems all winter that have made it difficult for him to speak at length. The Vatican said in a brief explanation that the decision was made to "conserve his health" in view of the vigil service on Saturday and his even more taxing obligations on Easter Sunday. The pope is due to preside over a morning Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square and deliver his Urbi et Orbi speech praying for an end to global crises.
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