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Vatican's Easter Mass opens without Pope Francis as he recovers from pneumonia

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Pope Francis continues his recovery from a near-fatal bout of double pneumonia.

In his place, Cardinal Angelo Comastri , the retired archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica , celebrated the open-air Mass.

Easter is the most joyful moment on the Christian liturgical calendar, when the faithful celebrate the resurrection of Christ after his crucifixion.