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Vatican confirms pope will preside over Easter Vigil after he skipped Good Friday at last minute
![Alessandra Tarantino Pope Francis presides over the Easter vigil celebration in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/22ce56c596484f1ebfc829794dbea02f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Pope Francis presides over the Easter vigil celebration in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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Pope Francis presides over the Easter vigil celebration in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
![Andrew Medichini Faithful hold the cross as they take part in the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) torchlight procession at the Colosseum on Good Friday, in Rome, Friday, March 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/57218f67a95b4102a2df7c664523ea42/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Faithful hold the cross as they take part in the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) torchlight procession at the Colosseum on Good Friday, in Rome, Friday, March 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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Pope Francis presides over the Easter vigil celebration in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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Pope Francis presides over the Easter vigil celebration in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
![Alessandra Tarantino Pope Francis presides over the Easter vigil celebration in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/619ebff02e2045cd9b844b47558ddfd8/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Pope Francis presides over the Easter vigil celebration in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
![Alessandra Tarantino A priest holds candle over the Easter vigil celebration in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c97cdd0be35c49499a37e80fd325d8e1/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A priest holds candle over the Easter vigil celebration in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
![Alessandra Tarantino Pope Francis baptises a faithful as he presides over the Easter vigil celebration in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/192cd002c20f4bebbcdd5997be355077/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Pope Francis baptises a faithful as he presides over the Easter vigil celebration in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
![Alessandra Tarantino Pope Francis presides over the Easter vigil celebration in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/aab22bb651c84d9db91d1ed57a96f21f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Pope Francis presides over the Easter vigil celebration in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
![Alessandra Tarantino Pope Francis presides over the Easter vigil celebration in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/20d3cecb368c478cbb20657eb1d6d2a8/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Pope Francis presides over the Easter vigil celebration in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
![Alessandra Tarantino Pope Francis presides over the Easter vigil celebration in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c28778e8777749e69a2c94af6d859a9b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Pope Francis presides over the Easter vigil celebration in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
![Alessandra Tarantino Pope Francis presides over the Easter vigil celebration in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d6e1f2af95064c40a6df4a337119c6fd/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Pope Francis presides over the Easter vigil celebration in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
![Andrew Medichini Pope Francis' chair is seen prior to the start of the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) in front of the Colosseum on Good Friday, in Rome, Friday, March 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini/Pool)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1e06cc1a075544519346d122252710c1/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Pope Francis' chair is seen prior to the start of the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) in front of the Colosseum on Good Friday, in Rome, Friday, March 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini/Pool)
![Alessandra Tarantino Pope Francis presides over the Easter vigil celebration in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/61b5ccfd47934417ad4fe864e850f5eb/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Pope Francis presides over the Easter vigil celebration in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
![Alessandra Tarantino Pope Francis presides over the Easter vigil celebration in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8de75f2727c44ad1b6b17ba476aff320/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Pope Francis presides over the Easter vigil celebration in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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Pope Francis presides over the Easter vigil celebration in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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Pope Francis presides over the Easter vigil celebration in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
![Alessandra Tarantino Pope Francis presides over the Easter vigil celebration in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/36d8950bbca24e1bb69e99716a6d1620/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Pope Francis presides over the Easter vigil celebration in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)