Easter Season begins on Easter Monday: Pope Leo calls for truth to shine through "fake news"
Matthew 28:8–15 covers the women’s fearful joy upon finding the empty tomb, their meeting with the risen Jesus, and the subsequent cover-up conspiracy by the chief priests. Jesus commissions them to tell the disciples to go to Galilee, while guards are bribed to claim the body was stolen. Dear brothers and sisters, Christ is risen! Happy Easter! Published in Aleteia by Kathleen N. Hattrup Easter Monday, 2026, before chanting the Regina Caeli (Marian antiphon) with pilgrims in St. Peter's Square, Pope Leo considered the Christian call to be heralds of truth. He offered words of hope, saying that even in a world of fake news and falsehoods: "Yet, in the face of such obstacles, the truth does not remain hidden." This greeting, filled with wonder and joy, will accompany us throughout this week. As we celebrate the new day the Lord has made for us, the liturgy proclaims the entry of all creation into the time of salvation: in the name of Jesus, the despair of death is swept...