WATCH: Pope Francis delivers Easter message after Mass at the Vatican

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By Cox Media Group National Content Desk

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis delivered his annual Easter message Sunday after leading Mass at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City.

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In his “Urbi et Orbi” (“to the city and the world”) message, the pope asked for prayers for Syria; the Holy Land, Yemen and the Middle East; Africa; North and South Korea; Ukraine; and Venezuela.

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Pope Francis arrives to celebrate an Easter mass, in St. Peter's square in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)