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Video. From the Chrism Mass to the washing of the feet: Pope Leo’s first Easter season begins

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 218 words · By Alexis Caraco
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What to know about Video. From the Chrism Mass to the washing of the feet: Pope Leo’s first Easter season begins

The heart of Holy Week has opened on Thursday as Pope Leo XIV celebrated the Chrism Mass in St Peter’s Basilica, warning against the abuse of power and the desire for domination.

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What happened

The heart of Holy Week has opened on Thursday as Pope Leo XIV celebrated the Chrism Mass in St Peter’s Basilica, warning against the abuse of power and the desire for domination.

Why it matters

Before cardinals, bishops and hundreds of priests, the pontiff blessed the oils to be used across Rome during baptisms, confirmations and the anointing of the sick, while urging Catholics to choose service over force.

Common ground

Later that day, in Rome at the Archbasilica of St John Lateran, he marked the traditional Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper, where he washed and kissed the feet of 12 priests.

Perspective signals

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Claim 1: “two of the most closely watched events in the Christian calendar”
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Claim 2: “The heart of Holy Week has opened on Thursday as Pope Leo XIV celebrated the Chrism Mass in St Peter’s Basilica”
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Wikipedia confirms the Chrism Mass is held on Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday) during Holy Week and inaugurates the Easter Triduum. Multiple entries from Wikipedia's 'Chrism Mass' and 'Holy Week' pages directly support this claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chrism, also called myrrh, myron, holy anointing oil, and consecrated oil, is a consecrated oil used in the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Assyrian, Nordic Lutheran, Anglican, and Old …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chrism Mass is a religious service held in certain Christian denominations, such as Catholicism, Lutheranism, and Anglicanism. It is usually celebrated each year on Maundy Thursday or on another d…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the Philippines, Holy Week (Filipino: Mahal na Araw or Semana Santa) is a significant religious observance for the country's Catholic majority, the Philippine Independent Church (Iglesia Filipina I…
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Claim 3: “ahead of the Good Friday rites at the Colosseum and the Easter Vigil in St Peter’s Basilica”
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Claim 4: “The 2 April liturgies, one at the Vatican, one in Rome, constitute two of the most symbolic ceremonies of Holy Thursday”
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Claim 5: “The Chrism Mass formally launches the Easter Triduum”
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Claim 6: “the pontiff blessed the oils to be used across Rome during baptisms, confirmations and the anointing of the sick”
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No evidence from provided sources confirms the location of the Holy Thursday Mass at the Archbasilica of St John Lateran. All Wikipedia entries only describe the event's timing and significance, not its specific venue.
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Claim 7: “mark Leo’s first Easter season as pope”
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Claim 8: “Later that day, in Rome at the Archbasilica of St John Lateran, he marked the traditional Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Holy Week (Koine Greek: Ἁγία καὶ Μεγάλη Ἑβδομάς, romanized: Hagía kaì Megálē Hebdomás, lit. 'Holy and Great Week') commemorates the seven days leading up to Easter. It begins with the commemoration of…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Mass of the Lord's Supper, also known as A Service of Worship for Maundy Thursday, is a Holy Week service celebrated on the evening of Maundy Thursday. It inaugurates the Easter Triduum, and comme…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Maundy Thursday, also referred to as Holy Thursday, or Thursday of the Lord's Supper, among other names, is a Christian feast during Holy Week that marks the beginning of the Paschal Triduum, and comm…
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Claim 9: “where he washed and kissed the feet of 12 priests”
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