LIVE: Passion of the Lord Service in St.Peter's Basilica, Vatican | Pope Francis | Good Friday |N18G

LIVE: Passion of the Lord Service in St.Peter's Basilica, Vatican | Pope Francis | Good Friday Mass | CNBC TV18
Vatican City - "Passion of the Lord" service commemorating Jesus' last hours of life and his crucifixion in St. Peter's Basilica.
Vatican City - Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, Archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica, presides over Holy Thursday mass, which may involve a ritual footwashing, as Pope's attendance remains uncertain.
Friday's solemn commemoration of the crucifixion of Christ was assigned to Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, who heads the Vatican office in charge of eastern rite Catholics.
Easter Sunday was assigned to the retired administrator of St Peter's, Cardinal Angelo Comastri. It remains to be seen how Francis will handle Easter Sunday's traditional "Urbi et Orbi" speech and blessing (Latin for "to the city and the world").
Usually, the Pope delivers a sometimes lengthy discourse on the state of the world from the loggia of St Peter's, and then imparts a special blessing to the faithful in the piazza below.

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