Tag: Easter
Vaccinated faithful throng Jerusalem church for Holy Fire
JERUSALEM — Hundreds of Christian worshippers made use of Israel’s easing of coronavirus restrictions Saturday, packing a Jerusalem church revered as the site of...
Greek police set up checkpoints, turn back Easter travelers
ATHENS, Greece — Greek police set up checkpoints Friday along highways leading out of Athens to enforce a travel ban tightened for Orthodox Easter...
Greek Church to allow worshippers at Easter Week services
ATHENS, Greece — The powerful Church of Greece said Tuesday it would allow the faithful to take part in Orthodox Easter services next week...
Easter weekend brings Belgium another record cocaine seizure
BRUSSELS — Belgian authorities came out of the long Easter weekend with another record cocaine haul after customs officials at the port of Antwerp...
Singing hymns through masks, Christians mark pandemic Easter
VATICAN CITY — Christianity’s most joyous feast day was celebrated worldwide with faithful sitting far apart in pews and singing choruses of “Hallelujah” through...
Pope urges hope amid ‘darkness’ of pandemic in Easter vigil
ROME — Pope Francis urged his coronavirus-weary flock to not lose hope even through the continued “dark months” of the pandemic as he celebrated...
Christians mark Good Friday as holy sites gradually reopen
JERUSALEM — Christians in the Holy Land are marking Good Friday this year amid signs the coronavirus crisis is winding down, with religious sites...
Italy may be in Easter lockdown, but the party’s on at sea
ABOARD THE MSC GRANDIOSA — Italy may be in a strict coronavirus lockdown this Easter with travel restricted between regions and new quarantines imposed....
Government urges Germans to limit travel as bookings surge
BERLIN — The German government on Monday urged citizens to limit travel amid the coronavirus pandemic as airlines reported a surge in bookings to...
