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Easter celebrations around the world
Here are some scenes from Easter Sunday around the world.
Pope's foot-wash a final straw for traditionalists
Pope Francis has won over many hearts and minds with his simple style and focus on serving the world's poorest, but he has devastated traditionalist Catholics who adored his predecessor, Benedict XVI, for restoring much of the traditional pomp to the papacy. Francis' decision to disregard church law and wash ...
Pope Francis, faithful celebrate Holy Week
Holy Week has begun as Pope Francis and Christian faithful celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus. Starting with Palm Sunday and concluding with Easter Sunday, here's a look at the celebrations of faith from across the world.
Jews attend Passover prayers at Jerusalem's Western Wall
Hundreds of Jews gather at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Thursday to attend a mass prayer for the holiday of Passover. The worshippers attended Birkat Hakohanim, the Priestly Blessing, which draws crowds from across Israel and around the world. It is held three times a year. Kohanim, or priests, ...
Christians mark Holy Thursday in Jerusalem
Clergymen and Christian faithful file into the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, here in Jerusalem's Old City. They're flocking to the ancient church to celebrate mass on Holy Thursday. According to Christian tradition, Jesus washed the feet of his twelve disciples before the Last Supper, prior to his crucifixion. Now, ...
Hindu festival of color festival begins
As Christians celebrate Holy Week, members of the Hindu religion are celebrating Holi, a festival celebrated by painting each others, handing out candy and squirting water at other festival-goers. The holiday starts with a bonfire, followed by paint throwing. It's all to celebrated spring's arrival and the victory of good ...
High court hears case on federal benefits for gays
In the second of back-to-back gay marriage cases, the Supreme Court is turning to a constitutional challenge to the law that prevents legally married gay Americans from collecting federal benefits generally available to straight married couples. A section of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act says marriage may only be ...
Priest arrested in Alameda freed from jail in Ireland
A former Catholic priest who spent five years working in Northern California has been released from jail in his native Ireland after pleading guilty to several child-abuse charges there. Dublin Circuit Criminal Court Margaret Heneghan gave 77-year-old Patrick Joseph McCabe his freedom over the weekend based on his age, statements ...
Local Boy Scout council is first to endorse dropping ban on gay members
A Bay Area Boy Scout Council has become the first in the nation to publicly call for the Boy Scouts of America to drop its policy banning openly gay adults and youth. A recent survey conducted by the Mount Diablo-Silverado Council found that 65 percent of respondents wanted the current ...
Singer Shocked apologizes for rant at SF concert
Michelle Shocked, a folk singer who caused a “Twitter-storm” of controversy earlier this week after going on an anti-gay rant during a concert in San Francisco, publicly apologized for her remarks Wednesday. A Grammy-nominated singer whose career started in the 1980s, Shocked was documented making anti-homosexual comments while discussing California’s ...
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