Easter

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — For Orthodox Christians, this is normally a time of reflection and mourning followed by joyful release,…

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced on Thursday that the government will institute additional curfew measures for the Easter holiday…

The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has slowed in some of the worst-hit countries, with Spain readying Monday to…

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli government approved a tight quarantine of several areas of Jerusalem on Sunday, including the historic…

Pope Francis will break with centuries of tradition and livestream Easter Sunday mass to allow the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics…

Christians celebrated Easter Sunday under coronavirus lockdown in many countries with church pews empty and the pope on live stream,…

The global coronavirus death toll topped 100,000 as Easter weekend celebrations around the world kicked off in near-empty churches with…

NEW YORK (AP) — A staggering 16.8 million Americans lost their jobs in just three weeks, a measure of how…

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Mosques usually filled for Friday prayers and streets normally clogged with cars and motorcycles were empty…

The coronavirus pandemic has also gripped the Holy Land and Jerusalem’s Old City has come to a near standstill. Bereft…