Easter

A few aspects of Easter, like eggs and bunnies, were adopted from ancient pagan rituals that celebrated the resurrection of life in the spring.

Two teenage boys killed in Pittsburgh in one of at least three shootings over the weekend, including two in South Carolina.

Before the church bells had a chance to toll and announce Easter Sunday, air raid sirens woke those sleeping in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv just ...

Pope Francis on his popemobile drives through the crowd of faithful at the end of the Catholic Easter Sunday mass he led in St. Peter's Square at the ...

Senior Pastor Kirk Gilchrist says Easter Sunday is one of the busiest, yet happiest gatherings of the year. Advertisement. “It's just a great day of celebration ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — On what is supposed to be Christianity's most joyful day, Pope Francis made an anguished Easter Sunday plea for peace in the “senseless” war ...

Lincoln churches not only celebrated Easter, but also held in-person services on Sunday. After two years of online services, one Lincoln church celebrated ...

Chruniak was struck by stray gunfire at the Mall of Victor Valley on April 12. But on Easter day, Chruniak got a surprise visit from the Easter Bunny.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) – This is the first Easter in three years without widespread COVID-19 fears and restrictions. Many pastors in the area have ...

Notable events included a 6 a.m. sunrise Mass outdoors near the waterfront in South Boston, and a joyous, hug-filled service at St. Peter Claver, a historically ...

TACOMA, Wash. — Tacoma's Shiloh Baptist Church celebrated Easter Sunday with an Easter Egg Hunt. As children searched high and low for the eggs, the Hunt ...

NEW ULM— It was a busy Easter weekend with families hopping from one holiday event to the next. Multiple Easter egg hunts were held throughout New Ulm on ...

Police said that at least 10 people were injured in the incident, with two male victims, both juveniles, pronounced dead in a local hospital. Other gunshot ...

With temperatures in the 30s on Sunday morning, it might not have felt much like spring. But a little cold didn't stop the kids lined up for the Easter egg ...

President Biden and the first lady briefly addressed the crowd, kicked off egg roll races and took selfies on the South Lawn. US-POLITICS-BIDEN-EASTER-EGG ROLL ...

Under rainy skies Monday, President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, were hosting some 30000 kids and adults for an event the first lady has dubbed the ...

US President Joe Biden arrives to speak at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on April 18, 2022.

Undaunted by rain, President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, kicked off the equivalent of a daylong garden party for some 30000 kids and adults, ...

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Monday welcomed thousands of guests to the South Lawn of the White House for the Easter Egg Roll, ...

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are welcoming some 30,000 kids and their adult chaperones to the White House grounds Monday for the egg roll, ...

South Lawn 10:13 A.M. EDT THE FIRST LADY: Good morning, and welcome to the Easter Egg Roll! (Applause.) The President and I are so excited that you are.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House Easter Egg Roll is back for the first time since before the coronavirus pandemic.

(CNN) The Rev. Fred Robinson was about to start Sunday morning worship with his church staff when he heard a stunning public confession.

Retailers across the country are closing Sunday, April 17 to observe the Easter holiday, including Best Buy, Costco, and Target.

Need a last minute chocolate bunny or don't feel like cooking? Here are the grocery stores, retailers and restaurants open today.

Are Target and Best Buy open on Easter? No, and Macy's, Kohl's and JCPenney also are closed for the holiday while Walmart and Bass Pro Shops are open.

On what is supposed to be Christianity's most joyful day, Pope Francis made an anguished Easter Sunday plea for peace in the "senseless" war in Ukraine and ...

Britain's Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge arrive with Prince George and Princess Charlotte to the Easter Mattins Service at St George's Chapel ...

“This is a troubled season in many ways,” said Rev. Barlow, executive minister of Christian Associates of Southwest Pennsylvania. Advertisement. The teachings ...

By Jerry Parmentier. Trinity Baptist Church. Easter is the time of year when we as Christians celebrate the completion of God's redemptive plan to rescue ...

Jesus Christ is risen today, hallelujah. It's Resurrection Sunday! It is the day that Christians everywhere celebrate Jesus rising from death to life on the ...

Worshippers hold candles during Easter vigil prayers at the St. Joanes, Legio Maria of African Church Mission in Nairobi, Kenya on April 17, 2022. REUTERS.

The pope has so far avoided naming Russia as the aggressor in the war, or calling what is happening in Ukraine an invasion.

A 2019 fire put a stop to St. Joseph Catholic Church's services when the place of worship was destroyed. This Sunday, the Phoenix congregation is set to ...

By STEVE LeBLANC, GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO and LUIS ANDRES HENAO. BOSTON (AP) — For many U.S. Christians, this weekend marks the first time since 2019 that they ...

"Accounts from the 1600s in Germany describe children hunting for Easter eggs hidden by the Easter Hare," much as in the United States today.