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Teen killed, 60 hurt after truck rams Easter procession in Pakistan
LAHORE, Pakistan — Police in Pakistan are continuing their search for a driver who fled after a truck rammed into…
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New record in France: More than 20,000 adults and teens baptized at Easter
This Easter, France recorded more than 20,000 adult and adolescent baptisms, a 20% increase compared with the previous year. A…
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Congressmen renew push to make Easter Monday a federal holiday
Rep. Riley Moore, R-West Virginia, is once more calling on Congress to pass his bill to enshrine Easter Monday as…
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Latin patriarch of Jerusalem on Easter: ‘The Risen One is not where we left him’
“The Risen One is not where we left him; he goes before us.” With this affirmation, the Latin patriarch of…
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On Easter Monday, Pope Leo XIV remembers those ‘tormented’ by war: ‘The truth does not remain hidden’
On his first Easter Monday as pope, Leo XIV appeared at the window of the Apostolic Palace under bright sunshine…
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The miraculous origin story of Italy’s famous Easter dove bread
The quintessential Easter treat in Italy is a dove-shaped sweet bread known as the “Colomba di Pasqua” — or “Easter…
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Government of Cuba announces release of more than 2,000 prisoners for Easter
The Cuban government announced the release of 2,010 prisoners for Easter on April 2 — the highest number in recent…
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Security fears prompt changes to Holy Week and Easter celebrations in Iraq
The war unfolding in the Middle East and the security challenges accompanying it have affected how Iraqi Christians will observe…
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Syria’s churches scale back Easter celebrations after attack on Christian town
A tense calm hangs over the predominantly Christian town of Al-Suqaylabiyah in Syria’s Hama countryside after it was attacked on…
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Here is Pope Leo XIV’s schedule for Holy Week and Easter 2026 at the Vatican
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV will celebrate the liturgies of Holy Week and the Easter Triduum for the first…
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