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Coronavirus: Vatican to hold Easter celebrations without congregation
The Vatican said Sunday that its traditional Easter week celebrations would be held this year without worshippers due to the coronavirus. ... World News -
Easter in the Middle East
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Sri Lanka lifts ban on social media, security remains tight
The Sri Lankan government has lifted a ban on social media platforms intended to stop the spread of rumors after the Easter Sunday bombings, a source ... World News -
Father, two brothers of Sri Lanka suicide bombings mastermind killed
The father and two brothers of the suspected mastermind of Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bombings were killed when security forces stormed their ... World News -
Orthodox Christians mark ‘Holy Fire’ Easter ceremony in Jerusalem
Huge crowds of pilgrims on Saturday marked the “Holy Fire” ceremony at Christianity’s holiest site in Jerusalem’s Old City on ... Middle East -
Sri Lanka revises death toll from attacks down by 100
Sri Lankan officials revised the death toll from Easter Sunday bombings down by about 100 on Thursday, blaming the difficulty in identifying body ... World News -
Sri Lanka president vows security shake-up over attacks
Sri Lanka's president on Tuesday vowed a major shake-up of the military's top brass in the wake of the deadly Easter suicide bombings, after the ... World News -
Sri Lanka detains Syrian for questioning over attacks, say sources
Sri Lankan police are holding a Syrian national in custody for questioning over the Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels, three government and ... World News -
Paris Easter Mass honors firefighters who saved Notre-Dame
The archbishop of Paris and Catholics from around France and the world honored the firefighters who saved Notre-Dame Cathedral, praying Sunday at a ... Features -
Sri Lanka attacks death toll rises to 290, about 500 wounded
The death toll from attacks on churches and luxury hotels across Sri Lanka rose significantly to 290, and about 500 people were also wounded, police ... World News -
Sri Lanka imposes curfew ‘until further notice’
Sri Lanka’s government imposed a nationwide curfew Sunday that police said would go into effect immediately and would last “until further ... World News -
Pope during Easter vigil: reject the ‘glitter of wealth’
At an Easter vigil in St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis on Saturday encouraged people to resist cynicism or pursuing the “glitter of ... World News -
Toll in Sri Lanka blasts rises to 207, including 35 foreigners
The toll in a string of blasts on Sunday at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka has risen to at least 207, including 35 foreigners, a police official ... World News -
Thousands cheer on horses in Bosnia log-towing contest
Several thousand people flocked to a private arena in northwest Bosnia on Saturday to cheer on their favorite horses during a traditional pre-Easter ... Variety -
In Bosnia, ‘master’ blacksmith had to shoe an egg
To be worthy of the title of master, a blacksmith in Kresevo in central Bosnia had to perform a delicate task -- shoe an egg without breaking it. ... Variety -
Egypt’s Copts on ‘forbidden’ path to Jerusalem, despite vague pilgrimage ban
The ban on pilgrimage to Jerusalem is associated to the late Pope Shenouda III who objected to the 1979 Peace Treaty between Egypt and Israel and ... Features -
Nearly 30,000 expected at annual White House Easter Egg Roll
The White House is opening the gates for its biggest social event of the year, the annual Easter Egg Roll. President Donald Trump and his wife, ... Entertainment -
WATCH: Christians celebrate Easter in the UAE
Christians in Dubai marked Easter by attending the first mass of the holiday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Father Tanios Geagea had held the ... Features -
Pope decries ‘vile' attack on Syrians in Easter address
On Christianity’s most joyful day, Pope Francis lamented the horrors generated by war and hatred, delivering an Easter Sunday message that also ... World News -
After Egypt's deadly church bombings will Sham el-Nessim be the same?
The Coptic Christian Pope Tawadros II on Friday canceled most Easter celebrations, limiting them to a simple Mass, following the recent twin attacks ... Features -
Egyptian family carry cross in Easter ritual as pope deplores global unrest
Pope Francis deplored the suffering of migrants, victims of racism and persecuted Christians as some 20,000 worshippers gathered at Rome’s ... Variety -
Egypt church curtails Easter celebrations after bombings
Egypt’s Coptic Church announced on Wednesday that it would cut back Easter celebrations to a simple mass after twin bombings killed 45 ... Middle East -
Churches in southern Egypt will not celebrate Easter
Egyptian churches, in the southern city of Minya, say they will not hold Easter celebrations next Saturday in mourning for 45 Coptic Christians killed ... Middle East -
Coptic Easter: How Egypt celebrates the rising of Christ
While Coptic fasting time is unequalled in any other Christian community, with a total of 210 days in 365, Features -
Breathe in the Spring Breeze: Egyptians mark Sham el-Nessim
Parks, cinemas, restaurants and beaches were packed on the day as Egyptians marked Sham el-Nessim, or the festival known as “smelling the breeze.” Variety -
World’s Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter
In Greece, the faithful attended Easter Mass holding candles lit with 'Holy Fire' from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem Middle East -
Pakistan plans new paramilitary crackdown after Easter bombing
It was Pakistan's deadliest attack since the December 2014 massacre of 134 school children at a military-run academy Features -
Pakistan detains more than 200 people after Easter bombing
More than 5,000 people were searched and interrogated in all districts of the province Gulf -
Obama and Michelle get animated while reading Easter stories
Obama and first lady Michelle Obama hosted 35,000 guests on the South Lawn for the 138th annual event Variety -
Pakistani Taliban tweet taunts at PM after Easter attack
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif vowed to avenge the attack in the provincial capital News