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.
British royals Prince William and Kate Middleton surprised schoolchildren at Casterton Primary Academy with a video call on Wednesday, many of whom have parents who are health workers. Gloria Tso has..
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have praised NHS staff and other key workers for doing an āamazing jobā as they met some of their children during a virtual school visit. William and Kate carried..
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Lent has coincided this year with the coronavirus outbreak, which is expected to keep millions of people in confinement. To lighten the mood a bit, a bakery in Troyes in eastern France is selling..
YouTube and opera singer, Andrea Bocelli, want to spread hope on Easter Sunday. According to CNN, Bocelli will be performing pro-bono at the the historic Duomo Cathedral in Milan, Italy. Like most..
New Zealand prime minister, Jacinda Ardern assures children that both the Easter Bunny and Tooth Fairy are essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
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New Zealand prime minister, Jacinda Ardern assured children on Monday that both the Easter Bunny and Tooth Fairy were essential workers and would be making an appearance during Easter despite social..
Pope Francis marked a surreal Palm Sunday in an empty St. Peterās 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. Peterās 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 Trumpās administrationās 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..
To support its battered economy Poland, will ease some restrictions aimed at fighting the coronavirus after Easter, Deputy Health Minister Waldemar Kraska said on Thursday. Reuters - Published
German Health Minister Jens Spahn told newspaper Handelsblatt that the coronavirus infection numbers in Germany were showing a "positive trend" and if that continued, it would be possible to talk about.. Reuters - Published
Families are upset they are not seeing relatives in lockdown in nursing homes. But some facilities are using technology, including video conferencing, to address loneliness. The Age - Published
Coming up on SBS World News:a series of flights have been organised over the next week to help stranded Australians come home and border restrictions to come into effect over the Easter break. You can.. SBS - Published
Christine Morgan warns this Easter could be particularly lonely for some. She shares some practical tips on how to stay connected, healthy and happy. The Age - Published
New Zealand's prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, said on Wednesday she was cautiously optimistic about slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus as authorities reported the lowest number of new daily.. Reuters - Published
Australians have been urged to stay at home with their immediate families over Easter to restrict the spread of coronavirus as the national toll rose to 50. SBS - Published
Switzerland's president called on the public to stick with emergency measures designed to halt the spread of the new coronavirus, saying on Tuesday the country remains "very far from normal" ahead of.. Reuters - Published
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
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
āI bought Easter eggs when everyone else was buying toilet paper,ā Georgia Carver said. āIt was the only thing I was worried about.ā 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
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
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 Easter holiday,.. Reuters - Published
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
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
Italy's government on Monday said it would extend its nationwide lockdown measures against a coronavirus outbreak, due to end on Friday, at least until the Easter season in April, as the number of new.. 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
President Emmanuel Macron told religious authorities on Monday he was against the idea of imposing a total lockdown in France to combat the coronavirus outbreak, a source close to one of the.. Reuters - Published
Pope Francis said on Sunday he will this week deliver an extraordinary "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and the world) blessing - normally given only at Christmas and Easter - and called for worldwide.. Reuters - Published
The leader of Ireland's Fianna Fail said he did not think a new government would be formed by the Easter holidays in the middle of next month as lawmakers put almost all their resources into the.. Reuters - Published
Pope Francis ventured into a deserted Rome on Sunday to pray at two shrines for the end of the coronavirus pandemic, as the Vatican said his Easter services will be held without the public for the.. Reuters - Published
Pope Francis' Holy Week and Easter services, which normally draw tens of thousands of people, will be held without the public attending because of the coronavirus outbreak, a step believed to be.. Reuters - Published
All of Pope Francis' Easter services next month will be held without the faithful attending due to the coronavirus outbreak, Vatican said on Sunday, in a step believed to be unprecedented in modern.. Reuters - Published
Mexico warned on Saturday that the coronavirus outbreak could last all year as it began rolling out tougher measures to contain the spread, calling for an end to large gatherings and extending Easter.. Reuters - Published
In Mexico 33 million students will head into earlier and longer Easter vacations at the end of next week after Education Minister Esteban Moctezuma on Saturday announced measures to help avoid the.. Reuters - Published
The mayor of the southern Spanish city of Seville said on Saturday Holy Week processions would be canceled because of the coronavirus outbreak. Reuters - Published
Schools and kindergartens will be shut in most German states until after the Easter holiday in April, a measure designed to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Reuters - Published
Spain said it would declare a 15-day state of emergency from Saturday, signaling a sharp escalation in its fight against the coronavirus, as some regions shut shops and church authorities canceled at.. Reuters - Published
The German states of Bavaria and Saarland said on Friday they will close all schools, kindergartens and nurseries from Monday until the end of their Easter breaks in late April due to the coronavirus.. Reuters - Published
Berlin city authorities on Wednesday banned all events with more than 1,000 participants until the end of the Easter holidays in mid-April to slow the spread of the coronavirus, officials said. Reuters - Published
Sri Lanka's former civil wartime defense chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa was declared the winner in the presidential election on Sunday, after promising to secure the country against militant threats.. Reuters - Published
Sri Lankans packed into polling stations on Saturday to choose a new president for the island-nation still struggling to recover from Easter Sunday attacks on hotels and churches that have heavily.. Reuters - Published
A twist of fate meant Haneke Manoharan survived the Easter bombings in Sri Lanka earlier this year without any physical scars. Now, she has set up a charity to help those who weren't as fortunate. "I.. SBS - Published
Sri Lanka's presidential frontrunner housing minister Sajith Premadasa launched his campaign on Thursday, promising to appoint a wartime army chief as head of national security should he win the.. Reuters - Published
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