Mar 31 Pope Francis overcomes health concerns to preside over windy Easter Sunday Mass By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Rallying from a winter-long bout of respiratory problems, Pope Francis led some 60,000 people in Easter celebrations Sunday and made a strong appeal for a cease-fire in Gaza and a prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine. Continue reading
Mar 30 Pope presides over Easter Vigil at the Vatican after last-minute Good Friday absence By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis presided over the Vatican's somber Easter Vigil service on Saturday night, delivering a 10-minute homily and baptizing eight people, a day after suddenly skipping the Good Friday procession at the Colosseum as a health precaution. Continue reading
Mar 29 Pope skips Good Friday event to preserve health ahead of Easter, Vatican says By Nicole Winfield, Andrew Medichini, Silvia Stellacci, Aritz Parra, Associated Press Francis had been expected to preside over the Way of the Cross procession, which re-enacts Christ's Passion and crucifixion, and composed the meditations that are read aloud at each station. Continue reading
Mar 29 South African investigators search for bodies of Easter pilgrims killed in bus crash By Gerald Imray, Nqobile Ntshangase, Associated Press Forensic investigators in South Africa are searching for the bodies of victims after a bus carrying people to a popular Easter pilgrimage in the town of Moria plunged off a bridge and caught fire. An 8-year old child is the… Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch 3:47 News Wrap: Pope prays for peace in Ukraine, Middle East in Easter address In our news wrap Sunday, Israel struck targets in Syria in retaliation for rare rocket fire from its neighbor yesterday, Pope Francis prayed for Ukrainians, Russians and people of the Middle East in his Easter Sunday address, Los Angeles school… Continue watching
Apr 08 Pope Francis presides over Easter vigil in return to public eye after hospitalization By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press Pope Francis returned to public view on Saturday, presiding over Easter vigil Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, a day after unseasonably chilly weather in Rome convinced the recently ailing pontiff to skip Good Friday's nighttime procession at the Colosseum. Continue reading
Mar 29 Pope to be hospitalized for several days with respiratory infection By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The Vatican says Pope Francis will be hospitalized for several days for treatment of a respiratory infection after experiencing difficulty breathing in recent days. Continue reading
Apr 18 Israeli troops raid West Bank, leave 2 Palestinians wounded By Associated Press Israeli troops shot and critically wounded two Palestinians during clashes that broke out when the army carried out an arrest raid in the occupied West Bank. Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch 3:16 News Wrap: Passover, Easter and Ramadan celebrated in a rare religious convergence In our news wrap Sunday, Judaism’s Passover, Christianity’s Easter and Islam’s holy month of Ramadan are all being celebrated this weekend in a rare religious convergence, 17 Palestinians were injured during ongoing clashes with Israeli police in Jerusalem’s Old City,… Continue watching
Apr 17 Sri Lankans demand justice three years after Easter massacre By Bharatha Mallawarachi, Associated Press On Sunday, hundreds of people lit candles and displayed banners and placards during a silent protest in the capital, Colombo, calling for justice for the victims of the attacks. Continue reading