RELIGION April 21, 2019 A look at Sri Lanka's troubled recent history marked by war A series of blasts in and outside Sri Lanka's capital on Easter Sunday, blamed on religious extremists, recalled the worst days of the country's 26-year civil war.
OPINION April 21, 2019 Albert Mohler: A way to celebrate Easter and to grow in your faith “I believe.” Those first two words of the most historic creed of the Christian faith underline the fact that belief is central to true Christianity. Easter, like Christmas, comes once a year to remind us of the beliefs that are central and essential.
RELIGION April 21, 2019 Pope celebrates Easter Sunday amid bloodshed in Sri Lanka Pope Francis is celebrating Easter Mass this year facing a fresh round of bloodshed targeting Christians in Sri Lanka.
RELIGION April 21, 2019 Notre Dame's Paris worshippers displaced for Easter Mass Displaced by a massive fire, Notre Dame Cathedral's Paris parishioners are gathering to celebrate Easter in another church and to pray for a speedy reconstruction of their beloved monument.
RELIGION April 21, 2019 The Latest: 6 blasts target churches, hotels in Sri Lanka The Latest on explosions in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday (all times local): 10:50 a.m.
RELIGION April 21, 2019 Explosions hit 2 churches in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday Witnesses are reporting two explosions have hit two churches in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, causing casualties among worshippers.
Pope Francis April 20, 2019 At Easter vigil, Pope Francis urges resistance to 'glitter of wealth' At an Easter vigil in St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis on Saturday encouraged people to resist cynicism or pursuing the “glitter of wealth,” and to avoid seeking life’s meaning in “things that pass away.”
RELIGION April 20, 2019 Pope carries Easter candle up aisle of darkened basilica Pope Francis has carried a lit candle up the main aisle of a darkened St. Peter's Basilica in a dramatic Saturday Easter vigil ritual.
VIDEO April 20, 2019 Todd Piro gets an inside look at a life-sized Noah's ark in Kentucky Todd Piro travels to Williamstown, Kentucky to experience the Ark Encounter.
RELIGION April 20, 2019 Tourists, Easter worshippers lament closure of Notre Dame Tourists, devout Catholics and others are looking on mournfully at Notre Dame Cathedral, regretting that they can't get inside the magnificent monument on this Easter weekend because of the damage caused by a violent fire.