PHOTOS: Pope Francis Offers Easter Message Of Peace

March 31, 2013 Subscribe · Forward First Easter As Pope VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis delivered a plea for peace in his first Easter Sunday message to the world, decrying seemingly endless conflicts in the Middle East and on the Korean peninsula after celebrating Mass along with more than 250,000 people in flower-bedecked St. Peter's Square. Francis shared in his flock's exuberance as they celebrated Christianity's core belief that Jesus Christ rose from the dead following crucifixion. After Mass, he stepped aboard an open-topped white popemobile for a cheerful spin through the joyous crowd, kissing babies and patting children on the head. Continue reading... Full Text Of Pope's Easter Message Of Peace 15 Artworks To Celebrate Easter! Easter Light: How Long Must Darkness Last? President Obama's Easter Message Research Dates Jesus' Alleged Burial Shroud To 1st Century, Suggests Its Real PHOTOS: Filipinos Mark Good Friday With Bloody Reenactment First Easter As Pope The Best Case For The Bible Not Condemning Homosexuality First Easter As Pope A Tribute To My Evangelical Leader Mom-- Edith Schaeffer RIP Bhutan Seeks To Curb Sexual Diseases Among Buddhist Monks BISHOP KATHARINE JEFFERTS SCHORI Easter Message 2013: The Victory of Light Over Darkness As the Lenten season ends in Easter rejoicing, note what has been wrought in you this year: There is a deep hunger in our collective psyche to re-orient our lives toward life and light, healing and peace. Continue reading... JIM WALLIS Easter Hope: In the Fields and in Washington This Easter, when so much of the news from Washington, D.C. is bleak and inspires such little hope for the future, it is good to be reminded that more is possible than ever seems probable in our bleakest moments. The issue of immigration just might be a reminder for us all of this reality. Continue reading... BISHOP STACY SAULS Yanking Us Bald Headed Into Life Eastern Orthodox icons of the resurrection do not show risen Jesus alone. Instead, they show Jesus reaching down to grasp Adam and Eve and pull them also from their tombs. Jesus is yanking them bald headed. Continue reading... WILLIAM GRASSIE Easter: A Moveable Feast This year Easter will be celebrated on March 31, but in 2014 it will occur on April 20. The reason has to do with the mismatch between the periodicity of the sun and the moon and the long history of human efforts to create a reliable and consistent calendar. Continue reading... ALEXIS SCLAMBERG Hip-Hop Seder? Contemporary Jewish Museum Swaps Seder Table for Turntables Melding contemporary and traditional Jewish themes through a hip-hop medium, CJM is shaking things up and re-imagining Passover to make it compelling for a new crowd in 2013. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003