Even amid global conflict, Christians in Spain marked Easter with a message of hope and peace. At Madrid’s Plaza de Cibeles, some 85,000 people gathered 11 April for the fourth annual “Feast of the Resurrection,” a massive concert celebrating Christ’s victory over death through music and culture.
The event, organised by the Catholic Association of Propagandists, featured artists like the Gipsy Kings and Hakuna Group Music. Pope Leo XIV, in a message read by Cardinal José Cobo of Madrid, urged young people to embrace the Gospel and become witnesses of Easter joy.
“Faith in the Risen One gives meaning to human joy; it purifies it, elevates it, and brings it to fullness. But precisely for this reason, Easter asks something greater of us than a passing emotion; it invites us to let ourselves be reached by the Resurrection, so that our life too may begin anew,” he wrote.
Despite ongoing war and failed international peace talks, attendees united in prayer, with Cardinal Cobo reminding them that peace begins by recognizing others as brothers and sisters. Organisers and performers alike said the goal was simple: to share faith, joy, and a renewed call to pray for peace in a troubled world.
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