Actress Alyssa Milano has quoted Jesus Christ in an attempt to defend President Joe Biden’s official declaration that March 31, 2024–which this year is Easter Sunday–the “Transgender Day of Visibility.”
On Saturday, the White House declared Easter Sunday to be Transgender Visibility Day, a decision that prompted an outcry from the faithful, including Magic forward Jonathan Isaac.
King Charles III joined the queen and other members of the royal family for an Easter service at Windsor Castle on Sunday.
Victim rushed to hospital after stabbing outside church in Nottinghamshire, England on Easter Sunday, an alleged assailant has been arrested.
The Archdiocese for the Military Services slammed Walter Reed for a “cease and desist order” to Catholic priests just before Holy Week.
Celebrated Evangelist Franklin Graham will proclaim an Easter message live from Rome, Italy, next Sunday just blocks from where Pope Francis will be issuing his.
Archbishop Justin Welby, the de facto head of the Church of England, has used his Easter message to attack British government plans to transfer some male boat migrants to Rwanda while their asylum claims are processed, claiming the policy “is the opposite of the nature of God”.
VATICAN CITY (AP) – Christianity’s most joyous feast day was celebrated worldwide with faithful sitting far apart in pews and singing choruses of “Hallelujah” through face coverings on a second Easter Sunday conditioned by pandemic precautions.
Tributes for healthcare workers are pouring in from around the world, and Brazil’s “Christ the Redeemer” statue in Rio de Janeiro also plays a role.
Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow took a shot at his former team, the New York Jets, during his Sunday Easter sermon.
First Lady Melania Trump wished all Americans a happy Easter Sunday in an all-green ensemble with crocodile and snakeskin accents.
Queen Elizabeth II has delivered what is believed to be the first-ever Easter message of her 68-year reign, offering a message of hope to people confined to their homes throughout the holiday by the coronavirus pandemic.
“Stressors” caused by the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic may trigger an increase in attacks on houses of worship once faith-based services resume, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security cautioned in a letter obtained by Politico this week.
The government of Denmark has declared its intention to open churches on Easter Sunday so that Danes “can celebrate Easter in church in a responsible way” during the coronavirus lockdown.
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Wednesday pardoned Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera, a hardline Buddhist monk accused of inciting violence against Muslims. Sirisena’s office provided no reason for issuing the surprise pardon.
The archbishop of Colombo announced on Thursday that Sunday Mass will be canceled in his district this weekend due to ongoing security concerns. Catholic schools will also remain closed until further notice, while public schools in Sri Lanka will reopen on Monday with armed security.
Some good news emerged from Sri Lanka for the grimmest of reasons on Friday, as the government revised the official death toll down from 359 to 253. Officials explained the precise number of dead is difficult to ascertain because the bodies of victims were mangled so horribly by the explosions.
The Daily Mirror of Sri Lanka produced a deep dive into the background of suspected Easter Sunday bombing mastermind Mohamed Zaharan Hashim that includes assertions by the Islamist group National Towheeth Jamaath (NTJ) that Hashim was long ago expelled for preaching hatred and violent extremism.
Most of the jihadis who targeted Christians in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday with a wave of suicide bombings that left hundreds dead and wounded at churches and high-end hotels are “well-educated people” from affluent families, the South Asian island nation’s deputy defense minister revealed on Wednesday.
2020 Democrat presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI) said Wednesday that the Trump White House is attempting to “hide the truth” about terrorism “inspired by extremist Saudi ideology” from Christian voters.
Officials from other nations are disputing, or at least declining to support, Sri Lankan Defense Minister Ruwan Wijewardene’s contention that the Easter Sunday terrorist bombings in his country, which killed 359 people as of the latest count, were intended as retaliation for the shootings at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, in March.
The government of Sri Lanka responded to the horrific Easter Sunday bombings by restricting access to social media sites such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, YouTube, and Snapchat. Officials said they would keep the sites blocked until the counter-terrorism investigation concludes.
Police have confirmed that a fire in the French church of Notre-Dame de Grâce on Easter Sunday appears to have been intentionally set, making it the latest in a string of desecrations of Christian churches in the country.
First Lady Melania Trump was all smiles at the White House’s annual Easter Egg Roll on Monday in an ensemble reminiscent of the 1970s when times were a bit simpler.
At least three police officers lost their lives during one of several raids in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo that resulted in the arrest of 13 suspected terrorists hours after suspected jihadis launched coordinated attacks on churches and luxury hotels on Easter Sunday, killing 290 and wounding more than 500 others.
Left-wing Hollywood actor Mark Ruffalo got political in his Easter Sunday greeting, urging his fans to recall how Jesus Christ was an “illegal immigrant” — a flawed talking point frequently deployed to harpoon the moral argument for stricter immigration policies.
Actress Patricia Heaton ripped MSNBC for their “loathsome” ambush of FBI Special Counsel Robert Mueller as he left Church on Easter Sunday.
More than 200 people were killed and hundreds more hospitalized from injuries after a series of blasts devastated three churches and three luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday.
First Lady Melania Trump shined in a red patterned, joyous dress on Easter Sunday in Palm Beach, Florida, at Mar-a-Lago.
LONDON (AP) — Prince Charles released a videotaped Easter message early Friday offering support for persecuted Christians around the world.
Apple’s recent update for the iPhone removed Easter Sunday from some users’ calendars, prompting consumer complaints.
Facebook admitted in a statement that they “need to do better,” after a violent video of the Easter Sunday Cleveland shooting remained on the platform for hours without removal.
Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI, who turned 90 years old on Easter Sunday, gave a rare birthday speech inside the Vatican expressing his thanksgiving to God for the gift of life.
Law enforcement authorities have announced a $50,000 reward for Facebook killer Steve Stephens after the Easter Sunday slaying of 74-year-old Robert Godwin.
Vice President Mike Pence is spending Easter Sunday with both U.S. and Republic of Korea military troops as the first stop on a 10-day tour that marks his first official travel to the Asia-Pacific region as Vice President of the United States.
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) – Millions of Orthodox Christians around the world have celebrated Easter in overnight services and “holy fire” from Jerusalem.
Chris Pratt erected a giant cross on Easter Sunday and posted a step-by-step instructional guide to his process on Instagram. The 36-year-old actor, who’s currently filming Guardians of the Galaxy 2, spent the holiday getting his hands dirty while setting up
