Easter

Pope Francis waves from a balcony on the day of the "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and to the world) message, at St. Peter's Square, on Easter Sunday, in the Vatican, April 20, 2025. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
Europe

Pope Francis greets cheering Easter crowds from popemobile as he recovers from pneumonia

Earlier on Sunday, Francis held a brief meeting at the Vatican with US Vice President JD Vance, who has been visiting Italy over the weekend

Christians celebrate Easter during the Easter Vigil at Tejgaon Holy Rosary Church in Dhaka on Saturday night (19 April). Photo: Sadiqe Al Ashfaqe
Features

How Bangladesh celebrates Easter

Pope Francis presides over the Good Friday Passion of the Lord service in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, March 29, 2024. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
World+Biz

Catholics gather to hear Pope Francis give Easter Mass

Pope Francis presides over the Easter Vigil in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, April 8, 2023. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
World+Biz

At Easter vigil, Pope Francis encourages hope amid 'icy winds of war'

A waiter wearing a protective face mask waits for customers in a restaurant, as restaurants reopen following the easing of measures against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Athens, Greece May 25, 2020. REUTERS/Costas Baltas
World+Biz

Greece aims to reopen restaurants next month: state minister

People stroll through a park in front of the Sydney Opera House amidst the easing of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in Sydney, Australia, May 20, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Coronavirus chronicle

Australia enjoys Easter with no new local coronavirus cases

Myanmar citizens hold up a picture of leader Aung San Suu Kyi after the military seized power in a coup in Myanmar, outside United Nations venue in Bangkok, Thailand February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo
World+Biz

Myanmar protesters take up Easter eggs; junta hunts celebrities

Filipino Catholics perform self-flagellation outside a church on Good Friday, defying a government ban on religious gatherings amid rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, in Manila, Philippines, April 2, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Coronavirus chronicle

Filipino devotees self-flagellate for Easter, defying ban on gatherings

A young couple pray at sunrise on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, where normally thousands of Christians would gather for worship at Easter sunrise, in Washington, US April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Coronavirus chronicle

With 20,500 coronavirus deaths, US spends Easter Sunday on lockdown

Lawyer Jessica Pride drives her husband, dressed as the Easter Bunny, as they try to bring some joy to the kids in their neighborhood during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Solana Beach, California, US, April 11, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Coronavirus chronicle

Online, in parking lots and on TV, US Christians face uncommon Easter

Pastor Matt Johnson interacts with parishioners via Zoom on a laptop upon concluding an Easter service he led which is live-streamed via the internet for the parishioners due to social gathering restrictions implemented to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at One1Seven evangelical Anglican church in Sydney, Australia, April 12, 2020/ Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Australians, New Zealanders observe Easter online and in backyards

Britain's Queen Elizabeth visits The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn to open the new Ashworth Centre, and re-open the recently renovated Great Hall, in London, Britain, December 13, 2018/ Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Easter isn't cancelled: Queen Elizabeth says coronavirus will not overcome

Pope Francis leads the Easter vigil Mass in St. Peter's Basilica with no public participation due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Vatican, April 11, 2020/ Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

'Be messengers of life in a time of death,' pope says on Easter eve