“The power of Easter summons you to roll away every stone of disappointment and mistrust,’ the pope said in his homily at the Mass April 8.
Pope at Easter: Roll away the stone of sadness, encounter the Risen Lord
Pope calls for a ‘contagion’ of Easter hope, peace, care for poor
The proclamation of hope, new life and victory over death, he said, should be “a different ‘contagion,’ a message transmitted from heart to heart, for every human heart awaits this good news,” Pope Francis said.