To the city and the world: Pope delivers traditional Easter Sunday message

Pope Francis delivered the traditional “Urbi et Orbi” (To The City And The World) blessing to the city and to the world from the balcony of St Peter’s basilica after the Easter Sunday Mass in the Vatican. In a speech highlighting conflicts in the Mideast, Africa and the Americas. The Pope demanded political leaders put aside their differences and work instead for peace. “May the one who gives us his peace end the roar of arms, both in areas of conflict and in our cities, and inspire the leaders of nations to work for an end to the arms race and the troubling spread of weaponry,” Francis said, overlooking the square below.