Easter, also called Pascha or Resurrection Sunday, is a festival and holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day after his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary c. 30 AD. It is the culmination of the Passion of Jesus, preceded by Lent, a 40-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance.
Pope Francis marked a surreal Palm Sunday in an empty St. Peter’s Basilica, urging people not to be so concerned with what they lack but how they can ease the suffering of others. Lauren Anthony..
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is usually the global focus of Easter celebrations, but this year it will be bereft of Easter pilgrims to see them. Edward Baran reports.
Pope Francis marked a surreal Palm Sunday in an empty St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on Sunday. The Holy Father urged people living through the coronavirus pandemic to be less concerned with..
According to Business Insider, an analysis that the White House shared on Tuesday says that over 2 million Americans could die from COVID-19 if the disease is not mitigated. Mitigation steps include..
Donald Trump has unveiled a new FDA authorised 15-minute coronavirus test. During the daily Task Force news conference, the President presented the test to journalists. He spoke alongside Steven Hahn..
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he will extend the guidelines aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus to April 30, from his original target of Easter on April 12. Gavino Garay..
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he will extend the guidelines aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus to April 30, from his original target of Easter on April 12.
Vice President Mike Pence was put in charge of leading the Trump’s administration’s response to the coronavirus outbreak. Pence said he would soon deliver a recommendation to the president about..
President Donald Trump wants to create new guidelines for the coronavirus based on risk levels in counties across the country. According to Business Insider, each county would be labeled as..
Welsh Education Minister Kirsty Williams calls on school staff to do what they can to keep schools open for NHS staff and carers during the two weeks that should have been the Easter holidays.
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The M25/M1 motorway junction near St Albans in Hertfordshire, which joins two of Britan's busiest motorways, shows less traffic than normal ahead of the Easter school holidays as the UK continues in..
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Joe Rogan rips into Gal Gadot's star-studded "Imagine" video, Trevor Noah calls out Trump on his plan to re-open the country by Easter and NBC pulls an all-too-timely pandemic centered episode of 'New..
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The Easter holidays are likely to be somber this year, as millions of people are expected to stay in confinement, to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
Joe Biden said on Wednesday that potential efforts by President Trump to re-open businesses in time for Easter could be “catastrophic.” Trump on Tuesday told reporters he would like to see..
Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre, revered in Christian tradition as the site of Jesus's crucifixion and burial, was closed on Wednesday (March 25) as a precaution against the coronavirus.
Boris Johnson pays tribute to Jeremy Corbyn at the start of his final PMQs as Labour leader. In the final session of Parliament before an early Easter recess, the Prime Minister acknowledged Mr..
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street for what could be the last PMQs before Easter. Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg has tabled a motion for the House of Commons to rise on Wednesday..
Austria is preparing for a "resurrection" the day after Easter by reopening some shops in an initial loosening of its coronavirus lockdown, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Monday, the first European.. Reuters - Published
Brown-robed Franciscans stride through a shuttered and deserted Jerusalem to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the global focus of the most important festival in the Christian calendar - but in a city.. Reuters - Published
Warm, sunny weather on the way ahead of Easter weekend – as health secretary Matt Hancock warns public not to 'break the rules' by sunbathing Independent - Published
Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week for Christians. This year, it looks very different across the world because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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What stores will be closed Easter 2020? Trader Joe's, BJ's Wholesale Club, and others will close because of coronavirus to give employees a day off.
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Australia's COVID-19 toll has risen to 34 following the deaths of four men in NSW overnight as authorities again warn people not to ignore social distancing. SBS - Published
Australia's COVID-19 toll has risen to 34 following the deaths of four men in NSW overnight as authorities again warn people not to ignore social distancing. SBS - Published
Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei has banned travel between the different departments of the Central American country before and during Easter to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Reuters - Published
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Saturday Spain would ease the economic restrictions imposed under Spain's state of emergency after the Easter holidays, even as the overall lockdown would be.. Reuters - Published
“I bought Easter eggs when everyone else was buying toilet paper,” Georgia Carver said. “It was the only thing I was worried about.” The Age - Published
The supermarket giants will begin restricting the number of customers allowed in-store at one time, as they prepare for their annual Easter rush. The Age - Published
Health secretary Matt Hancock has said it is "perfectly possible" that the coronavirus outbreak will peak in the UK around Easter Sunday, with as many as 1,000 deaths a day in the period leading up to.. Independent - Published
Australian officials closed internal borders on Friday and warned people to stay home over the upcoming Easter holiday as the country seeks to capitalise on a further fall in the rate of new.. Reuters - Published
Portugal's government tightened restrictions on movement to stop the spread of the coronavirus during the normally busy Easter holiday period, closing all airports to commercial flights and banning.. Reuters - Published
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will extend social distancing measures introduced last month to slow the spread of the coronavirus to April 19 and the government will re-evaluate the situation after the.. WorldNews - Published Also reported by •Reuters
Easter celebrations should be permitted inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, even if only by a small number of clerics abiding by anti-coronavirus guidelines, a senior clergyman said.. Reuters - Published
Germany will extend social distancing measures introduced last month to slow the spread of the coronavirus until after April 19 and re-evaluate the situation after Easter, Chancellor Angela Merkel said.. Reuters - Published
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday that social distancing measures implemented to slow the spread of the coronavirus will be kept in place until April 19 and will be re-evaluated the.. Reuters - Published
Rome, Apr 1 (efe-epa).- Italian health minister Roberto Speranza said Wednesday that the country’s coronavirus lockdown measures will be extended until 13 April. He said during an appearance in.. WorldNews - Published Also reported by •Reuters
From a ban on shops selling Easter eggs to flying drones to spot people defying self-isolation guidelines, police measures to control the spread of the coronavirus have upset some Britons living in a.. Reuters - Published
The head of Germany's Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases said on Tuesday that his optimism about the flattening of the coronavirus infection curve was justified, adding that this would.. Reuters - Published
Denmark may gradually lift a lockdown after Easter if the numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths remain stable, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Monday. Reuters - Published
Austria is banning the use of hotels for tourism as part of wide-ranging efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus with Easter holidays approaching, Health Minister Rudolf Anschober said on Monday. Reuters - Published
The president, facing grim figures from his health advisers, starkly reversed an earlier upbeat assessment that the country could relax the guidelines by Easter. NYTimes.com - Published
Trump announced the White House would be extending its social distancing guidelines through April 30, from an initial 15-day timeline when they were implemented on March 16.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he will extend the guidelines aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus to April 30, from his original target of Easter on April 12. Reuters - Published
As Easter approaches, Pope Francis spoke to an empty Vatican, which, along with surrounding Italy, has been afflicted by coronavirus.
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A bipartisan majority of Americans appear to reject an idea floated by President Donald Trump to reopen businesses by Easter, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, which also showed that nearly one in.. Reuters - Published
Easter, the Christian celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, will likely look a lot different this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Tonight on SBS World News: More schools to go pupil free in the lead up to the Easter break, US records 10,000 new cases in one day as New York struggles to cope and as more and more of us work from.. SBS - Published
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Wednesday that potential efforts by President Donald Trump to re-open American businesses in time for the Easter holiday could be "catastrophic." The.. WorldNews - Published Also reported by •Reuters
President Donald Trump wants America to get back to business by Easter, suggesting some efforts to slow the spread of coronavirus outbreak will no longer be needed by then, but Corporate America is.. Reuters - Published
“You can’t just come in and say let’s close up the United States of America,” the president said, insisting again that he did not view the coronavirus as any more dangerous than the flu. NYTimes.com - Published
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