Pope Francis urges persons never to 'yield to fear'
Pope Francis features urged people never to "yield to fear" above coronavirus, calling on them to get "messengers of life found in a period of death".
The first choice of the Roman Catholic Church was speaking at his Easter vigil service on Saturday evening within an almost empty St Peter's Basilica.
People of the world's 1.3 billion Catholic community could follow a live blast of the service.
Lockdown measures remain set up across Italy, hard reach by the pandemic.
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte praised the Pope for his "gesture of responsibility" found in marking Easter with out a congregation.
Christians all over the world are celebrating Easter, the main festival found in the Christian calendar, despite the restrictions that have left vast sums confined with their homes. Various priests are conducting offerings in churches without congregations.
Pope Francis recalled the Biblical profile of a woman locating Jesus's tomb empty on the day Christians believe he rose from the dead.
"Then too, there was fear about the near future and all that could need to be rebuilt. A painful memory, a hope cut short. For them, for us, it was the darkest hour," he said.
"Don't be afraid, do not yield to fear: it is the message of wish. It is tackled to us today," he added.
His service, normally held before a large number of worshippers, was attended by only around several dozen people. Several classic features were as well scaled back, including the baptism of converts.
On Sunday, the Pope gives his Easter Sunday address at a ceremony nowadays. Historically it's been directed at crowds in St Peter's Square.
