Despite geopolitical tensions, dozens of Jews, including Israelis, have journeyed to shrine in Kurdish city of Alqosh since ...

Over these last weeks of Easter, we have been focusing on the Gospel accounts of the first Easter morning, and the events immediately afterwards. Today, we take what might at first glance seem like a ...

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The world is mourning the loss of Pope Francis, who died on Monday morning, one day after he made an appearance from the balcony of St. Peter's basilica to address the crowd on Easter Sunday.

Executed on Good Friday, he lay in a tomb, stone-cold dead. But on the first Easter morning some 2,000 years ago, Jesus got up and walked out of his tomb being filled with new life.

Part of the excitement of Easter morning in 1979 was seeing which dresses everyone else had picked out. With a significant lack of humility, I was certain that mine would shine brightly.

“Jesus rose from the tomb early in the morning,” said Lester, who was not only at his first Easter Sunrise Service but also his first time atop Stone Mountain.

When Pope Francis opened the great bronze door at St Peter’s last Christmas Eve, marking the beginning of the Jubilee Year of Hope, he was looking forward to leading the Jubilee events of 2025.

The picture was taken Easter morning, probably before we were dragged to church. I couldn’t have been more than 5 years old.

UP AT SUNRISE Sunrise services on Easter morning are a tradition for many, recognizing that Jesus Christ’s followers found an empty tomb early the morning of his resurrection from the dead.

Preparation for the Easter Rock begins with rearrangement of church pews to face a long table in the center. The table, symbolizing Christ's tomb, is covered by a white tablecloth representing purity.