Pope Benedict's Urbi et Orbi message

Pope Benedict said during his Urbi et Orbi message that ever since the dawn of Easter a new Spring of hope has filled the world. He said the Resurrection is not a theory or a myth, but a historical reality, a singular unrepeatable event.

He said The proclamation of the Lords Resurrection lightens up the dark regions of the world in which we live.

Pope Benedict added that it is true that death no longer has power over man and over the world, there still remain very many, in fact too many signs of its former dominion.