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Relatives pay their respects in front of the graves of the victims of recent bomb blasts at St. Sebastian's Church in Negombo, Sri Lanka, on April 28, 2019, a week after a series of jihadist bomb blasts targeted churches and luxury hotels on Easter Sunday. (Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP)
April 28, 2019, 1:28 pm
With churches shut after bombs, Sri Lankans hear Mass on TV
‘Our hearts are tested by the great destruction,’ says Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, archbishop of Colombo, as country’s churches shuttered amid fears of further jihadist attacks
By Jon Gambrell and KRISHAN FRANCIS
Christian Orthodox worshippers gather in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City as they await the ‘Holy Fire’ on April 27, 2019 during the Orthodox Easter. (GALI TIBBON / AFP)
April 28, 2019, 2:08 am
Orthodox Christians mark ‘Holy Fire’ Easter ceremony in Jerusalem
Over 10,000 pilgrims carrying candles pack Church of the Holy Sepulchre for annual ritual dating back 1,200 years
By AFP
Orthodox Christians gather with wooden Crosses in front of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre as they celebrate the Good Friday in a procession on Via Dolorosa in the Old City of Jerusalem, on April 26, 2019. (Thomas Coex/AFP)
April 26, 2019, 3:20 pm
A week after Western brethren, Orthodox Christians mark Good Friday in Jerusalem
Thousands of worshipers retrace the steps Jesus is said to have taken on the way to his death, along the Old City’s ‘Via Dolorosa’
By AFP
This picture taken on April 19, 2019 shows an effigy of Judas on Good Friday, hanging in the town of Pruchnik, southern Poland. (Photo by Hubert Lewkowicz / AFP)
April 25, 2019, 12:33 am
Far-right politician says effigy row shows Jews or Freemasons spying on Poland
Janusz Korwin-Mikke singles out Jonny Daniels, the Israeli-British founder of Holocaust commemoration group From the Depths
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Orthodox Christian worshipers at an Easter service at the St. Porphyrios church in Gaza City, April 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
April 23, 2019, 2:28 am
PA: 300 Gazan Christians permitted to enter Jerusalem for Easter as of Tuesday
Israeli security official confirms entry approved to capital and the West Bank; human rights group criticizes ‘small, arbitrary’ permit quota
By Adam Rasgon
Pope Francis waves to the faithful, after celebrating Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, April 21, 2019. (AP/Andrew Medichini)
April 21, 2019, 8:33 pm
Pope, top Sunni imam condemn Sri Lanka bombings
Francis denounces ‘cruel violence’ of Easter Day attacks at churches and hotels; head of Egypt’s al-Azhar Mosque says terrorists’ actions go against all religious teachings
By AP and AFP
Roman Catholic Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa (center), leads the Easter Sunday procession at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City on April 21, 2019. (GALI TIBBON / AFP)
April 21, 2019, 4:53 pm
Christians crowd Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulchre church to mark Easter
Without directly mentioning Sri Lanka bombings, Roman Catholic archbishop says hope ‘comes to the rescue of a faith that is at odds every day with such great violence’
By AFP
Sri Lankan Special Task Force (STF) personnel are pictured outside a house during a raid -- after a suicide blast killed police officers searching the property -- in the capital Colombo on April 21, 2019, following a series of deadly blasts in churches and hotels. (ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP)
April 21, 2019, 3:28 pm
7 suspects arrested in Sri Lanka over Easter Sunday bombings
Country imposes strict nationwide curfew, blocks social media after 8 blasts kill over 200 people, injure hundreds
By Agencies and TOI staff
Sri Lankan security personnel and investigators look through debris outside Zion Church following an explosion in Batticaloa in eastern Sri Lanka on April 21, 2019. (LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI / AFP)
April 21, 2019, 2:29 pm
Netanyahu, world leaders voice support for Sri Lanka after Easter bombings
Officials around the globe condemn deadly attacks that left over 190 dead and hundreds more wounded
By TOI staff and Agencies
The aftermath of an explosion in St. Sebastian's Church in Negombo, Sri Lanka, on Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019. (Courtesy: St. Sebastian's Church)
April 21, 2019, 8:27 am
Over 200 killed, hundreds injured as Easter blasts rock Sri Lanka
Apparently coordinated attacks rip through hotels and churches throughout the country; security officials suspect suicide bombers behind at least some blasts
By Agencies and TOI staff
Actor James Burke-Dunsmore portrays the Christian savior in 'The Passion of Jesus,' an annual performance in Trafalgar Square, in 2018 (YouTube screenshot)
April 20, 2019, 3:06 pm
Thousands attend annual crucifixion reenactment in London
Crowds fill Trafalgar Square for ninth year straight to watch ‘The Passion of Jesus’
By TOI staff
Orthodox Christian worshippers hold candles during the Easter Eve service at the St. Porphyrios church in Gaza City, Saturday, April 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
April 19, 2019, 3:39 pm
Official: Israel to grant Gaza Christians permits to visit Jerusalem for Easter
Even if travel documents are issued it is unclear whether they will be able to make it to Holy City by Sunday, though many could travel later in the month for Orthodox Easter
By Adam Rasgon
Chinese Catholic pilgrims carry a wooden cross along the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem's Old City during the Good Friday procession on April 19, 2019. (Thomas Coex/AFP)
April 19, 2019, 1:42 pm
Pilgrims mark Good Friday in Jerusalem as Passover and Easter converge
Confluence of Christian and Jewish festivals leads to flocks of tourists amid festive atmosphere in the holy city
By AP
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fuad Twal, the head of the Roman Catholic Church in the Holy Land, attends Sunday mass ahead of Christmas at the Latin church in Gaza on December 16, 2012. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
April 17, 2019, 9:19 pm
Gazan Christians still waiting for permits to visit Jerusalem for Easter
MK sends letter to deputy defense minister demanding pilgrims in enclave be allowed to enter the West Bank and Israel
By Adam Rasgon
Traditional Passover matzah ball soup. (jrwasserman; iStock by Getty Images)
April 9, 2019, 12:29 pm
Matzah ball ramen soup, wakame: New foods seen spicing up traditional seder meal
Tastewise, a startup that uses AI to analyze food trends, shows what is hot on social media and in restaurants, ahead of Passover and Easter festivities
By Shoshanna Solomon
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