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Iraqi Yazidis celebrate their New Year

Iraq's Yazidi minority celebrate their new year with hope 2017 will be better.

20/04/2017

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Egg rolling

400 people took part in the annual egg rolling competition at Devil’s Dyke in the UK on Monday (17 April).

18/04/2017

USA

Trump leads Easter celebrations, as Melania makes White House appearance

President Trump led Easter celebrations at the White House on Monday, alongside his wife Melania and youngest son Baron.

17/04/2017

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Easter mass in a Russian prison

Easter Mass was held in a maximum security prison in Bor, Russia, at midnight on Saturday.

17/04/2017

Vatican

Pope condemns deadly attack on Syrian convoy in Easter message

Referring to the blast near Aleppo which killed more than 100 people, Francis said Syrians were the "victims of a war that does not cease to sow horror and death."

16/04/2017

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Christians light candles with holy fire

Thousands of Christian worshippers attended the ceremony of Easter’s Holy Fire on Saturday (April 15) at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and lit their candles with holy fire from Jesus’…

16/04/2017

Egypt

Tight security for Easter at Egypt's Christian churches

Easter means tight security for the Christian minority in Egypt, who are marking the occasion in sombre mood after last week’s murderous attacks on Coptic…

16/04/2017

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Sikhs in Pakistan celebrate Besakhi festival

Hundreds of Sikh pilgrims from around the globe converged on a temple in northwestern Pakistan to celebrate one of the most important festivals in the Sikh…

15/04/2017

Italy

Good Friday: Pope leads 'Way of the Cross' service at Colosseum

Pope Francis raised the themes of shame and hope as he led the traditional ‘Way of the Cross’ service at Rome’s Colosseum, late on Good Friday.

15/04/2017

Pakistan

Pakistan 'blasphemy killing': murdered student 'devoted to Islam'

Mashal Khan was beaten to death after being accused of blasphemy. But people who knew him say he openly professed devotion to Islam.

14/04/2017

Spain

Holy Week horror in Spain

At least eight people have reportedly been arrested after a series of stampedes at Easter processions in Spain.

14/04/2017

World News

Good Friday marked across the world

Good Friday events have been taking place across the globe to mark the Bible’s account of Christ’s crucifixion.

14/04/2017

Pakistan

Student lynched over "blasphemy"

A student at Abdul Wali Khan University, in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has been attacked and brutally murdered by a mob after reportedly being accused of…

14/04/2017

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Filipino Catholics crucify themselves in a biblical reenactment

Catholic devotees were nailed to wooden crosses in a reenactment of Jesus Christ's crucifixion

14/04/2017

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Jews attend holy wall for Passover prayers

Hundreds of Jews gathered at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Thursday (April 13) to attend a special ‘Priestly Blessing’ prayer on the holiday of Passover.

14/04/2017

Vatican

Pope washes prisoners' feet in Holy Week ritual

Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of inmates at a jail housing Mafia turncoats on Thursday, again putting his own stamp on a traditional Holy Week ritual.

13/04/2017

Ukraine

Kyiv: giant eggs exhibited in open-air Easter extravaganza

The Ukrainian capital is gearing up for Easter with a huge open-air exhibition across two city centre squares.

13/04/2017

Spain

Seville's Semana Santa Christian parades

It’s Holy Week in Seville when the city’s 61 Christian brotherhoods parade through the streets on their way to the cathedral.

13/04/2017

World News

How do Europe's Christians celebrate Maundy Thursday?

In the week before Easter Sunday there are a variety of lesser-known holy days across Europe, including Maundy Thursday.

13/04/2017

World News

Christians in Jerusalem celebrate Holy Thursday

Christians celebrate Holy Thursday in Jerusalem, just days after two deadly attacks on churches in neighbouring Egypt.

13/04/2017