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In Pictures | Easter celebrations from around the globe

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In Pictures | Easter celebrations from around the globe

Christians across the world celebrated Easter on Sunday (April 5, 2026) with religious fervour and devotion, marking the resurrection of Jesus Christ, with solemn prayers, festivities and traditional feasts after the 40-day Lenten observance. Devotees, including women and children, thronged churches to attend midnight and dawn masses.  A day earlier, Pope Leo XIV, carrying a…

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Pope Francis Washes Feet Of 12 Women Prisoners In Pre-Easter Ritual

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Pope Francis Washes Feet Of 12 Women Prisoners In Pre-Easter Ritual

Vatican City, Holy See: Pope Francis, who often pleads for compassion to prisoners, washed the feet of 12 incarcerated women in Rome on Thursday in a rite marking Holy Thursday before Easter. The Argentinian Jesuit visited the Rebibbia women’s prison in the northeastern outskirts of the Italian capital, where he performed the same rite in…

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