Empty Tomb, Full Hearts
The Easter Vigil begins with this part of the liturgy, during which a fire is blessed and a special candle is lit.
Service of Light
This pope's 2005 funeral was watched by millions worldwide and attended by four kings, five queens, and more than 70 presidents and prime ministers.
Pope St. John Paul II
This chapel, famous for its frescoed ceiling, is where the conclave takes place to elect a new pope.
Sistine Chapel
Divine Mercy Sunday is celebrated on this liturgical day.
Octave day of Easter
The First Reading from Acts describes people bringing the sick into the streets so that this apostle’s shadow might fall on them.
Peter
The name of that special candle, first lit at the Easter Vigil, symbolizes Christ as the Light of the World.
Paschal Candle
This location, beneath St. Peter's Basilica, is the traditional burial place for most popes.
Vatican Grottoes
The term conclave comes from the Latin for “with --” one of these.
Key
This Polish nun received visions of Jesus and recorded them in her diary, leading to the Divine Mercy devotion.
St. Faustina Kowalska
In Psalm 118, the psalmist says, “I was hard pressed and was falling,” but then declares that this person helped him gain strength.
The Lord
This joyful word, omitted during Lent, triumphantly returns during the Easter liturgy.
Alleluia
Upon the pope’s death, this official—responsible for Church governance during the sede vacante—formally verifies his passing.
Camerlengo
Only cardinals under this age are eligible to vote in a papal conclave.
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In the Divine Mercy image, two rays emerge from Jesus’ heart—one red and one pale. They symbolize these two things.
Blood and water
In Revelation, when John sees the risen Christ, he falls at His feet “as though dead.” Christ then tells him not to be afraid and declares "I am the first and the last, the one who lives." He goes on to say that he holds the keys to this.
Death and the netherworld
The Latin phrase “Agnus Dei,” often sung during Mass, means this—and refers to Jesus, especially in the Easter context.
Lamb of God
The death of a pope traditionally involved the Camerlengo tapping his head three times with this item while calling his baptismal name.
Silver hammer
After a successful election, the senior cardinal deacon announces to the world "Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum", after which he says this.
“Habemus Papam!”
The Chaplet of Divine Mercy is traditionally prayed using these.
Rosary beads
In the Gospel, the disciples are hiding behind locked doors when Jesus appears to them with this, now episcopal, greeting.
“Peace be with you.”
The Urbi et Orbi blessing, delivered by the pope on Easter, translates to this English phrase.
To the City and to the World
This is the nine-day period of morning for a deceased pontiff.
Novemdiales
Before appearing on the balcony, the new pope dons white vestments in this small room next to the Sistine Chapel, nicknamed this.
Room of Tears
In the Jubilee Year 2000, this pope canonized St. Faustina and officially declared the Second Sunday of Easter as Divine Mercy Sunday.
Pope John Paul II
When Thomas sees the risen Jesus, he exclaims this declaration of faith—the highest Christological confession in John’s Gospel, and one that is prayed silently by many of the faithful during the Mass at the moment of Elevation.
“My Lord and my God”