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Pope Leo celebrated his first Holy Week and Easter as pope, restoring traditions. Father Thomas Petri, a Dominican friar, discusses his overall take on the pope’s first celebration of the Easter Triduum as pontiff and shares advice on how to get the most out of the Easter season.

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