Easter

KitKat trucks heist may cause Easter shortage in Europe

“We’ve always encouraged people to take a break with KitKat, but it seems the thieves took the message a bit too literally – and drove off with over 12 tons of our chocolate,” Nestlé said.

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 Palestinian Christians attend an Easter Mass at the Greek Orthodox Saint Porphyrius Church, in Gaza City, April 20, 2025.

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 A "Blood Moon" is seen during a lunar eclipse over Jerusalem July 27, 2018.

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 People carry crosses next to a flag adopted by the new Syrian rulers, during a protest against the burning of the Christmas tree in Hama, in Damascus, Syria December 24, 2024.

On a united Easter, the lives and struggles of Christians in the Middle East


Jerusalem deputy mayor: Jerusalem patriarch pushing ‘false narrative’

"These tirades are part of a well-orchestrated fundraising campaign to the Christian world."

 The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, leads a procession during Orthodox Palm Sunday, marking the start of Holy Week that ends on Easter Sunday in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City April 17, 2022.

Russia's Putin attends midnight Orthodox Easter mass in Moscow

Putin attended the service at the Christ the Saviour Cathedral.

 Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on the country's oil and gas industry with representatives of Russian energy companies and officials via a video link at a residence outside Moscow, Russia April 14, 2022

Christian pilgrims and Israel Police clash during Holy Fire ceremony

Thousands of pilgrims arrived in the Old City for the Holy Fire ceremony of Saturday of Light.

 Pilgrims light candles in the Holy Fire Ceremony in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

Russian Patriarch avoids criticizing Ukraine conflict

"May the Lord heal the wounds inflicted on people."

 Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia conducts a service in Moscow

Easter chants echo in ancient cistern near birthplace of Christianity

"There’s an echo."

 Few steps away from Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre, visitors discover an underground cistern with a musical surprise

Ukrainian children delight in painting Easter eggs

"This is, firstly, a symbol of life."

 A girl looks at an Easter egg painted in the traditional style in Kyiv

Holy Fire lights up Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre

Christian pilgrims, police clash in minor incident.

 Holy Fire ceremony 2022

PA tells Israel: Restricting churchgoers ‘blatant and dangerous challenge’

Nabil Abu Rudeineh named the restrictions "a war against the Palestinian people."

 Orthodox Christian worshippers attend the Holy Fire ceremony amid eased coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, May 1, 2021.

Police investigating Russian Orthodox church fire in Paris

Paris police looking into whether cause of fire was accidental or arson

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This Twitter account went viral for explaining Easter using Jewish jargon

Easter mass, for example, is referred to as “Christian shacharit services" by the account, which imagines a world in which most people are Jewish.

Easter egg and Afikoman hunt at Johns Hopkins April 18, 2022.