The Pope's presence at the Easter vigil confirmed - last hour. Last night's last-minute refusal to go to the Colosseum for the ritual of the Via Crucis.
The Easter Vigil scheduled for this evening in the Vatican Basilica at 7.30 pm. Tomorrow the Pope is expected at 10.00 for the Easter Sunday mass in St. Peter's Square and at 12.00 at the 'Urbi et Orbi' blessing from the central loggia of the Vatican basilica.