- Title: Pope Leo begins four days of Easter events with Chrism Mass
- Date: 2nd April 2026
- Summary: VARIOUS OF DELIVERIES IN PROCESS MOTORBIKE RIDERS LINING AT A PETROL STATION GRAB RIDER, NGUYEN XUAN KHAI, PUSHING HIS BIKE TO FILL UP AT PUMP PUMP SCREEN RUNNING FUEL NOZZLE (SOUNDBITE) (Vietnamese) 36 YEAR-OLD GRAB RIDER, NGUYEN XUAN KHAI, SAYING: “Fuel prices shot up but our fare stays the same, so making a living became much harder for us.” SCREEN SHOWING VAR
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- Keywords: CHRISM MASS EASTER HOLY THURSDAY POPE LEO RELIGION VATICAN CITY
- Location: VATICAN CITY
- City: VATICAN CITY
- Country: Vatican City
- Topics: Europe,Religion/Belief,Society/Social Issues
- Reuters ID: LVA006946202042026RP1
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- Story Text: Pope Leo began four days of Holy Week events on Thursday (April 2), celebrating the Chrism Mass in St. Peter's Basilica as Catholics commemorated Jesus establishing the priesthood on the night before his crucifixion.
During the service, Leo blessed ceremonial vessels containing the holy oils that will be used throughout the year for baptisms, confirmations and the anointing of the sick. The pope and the priests also renewed the vows they made on the day of their ordination.
Later on Thursday, Leo will celebrate the Coena Domini Mass at Rome's Basilica of St. John Lateran, where he will wash the feet of twelve local priests in remembrance of Jesus' gesture of humility towards his apostles.
Holy Thursday marks the beginning of the most solemn days of the Christian calendar, culminating on Easter Sunday, when the world's 1.4 billion Catholics celebrate Jesus' resurrection three days after his crucifixion.
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