Tag Archives: EASTER
Egyptian family carry cross in Easter ritual as pope deplores global unrest
Pope Francis deplored the suffering of migrants, victims of racism and persecuted Christians as some 20,000 worshippers gathered at Rome’s Colosseum to hear his Good Friday prayer. This year an Egyptian couple and their three young daughters carried a large
Churches in southern Egypt will not celebrate Easter
Egyptian churches, in the southern city of Minya, say they will not hold Easter celebrations next Saturday in mourning for 45 Coptic Christians killed this week in twin bombings of churches in two cities during Palm Sunday ceremonies. In statement
Pakistan detains more than 200 people after Easter bombing
Pakistan has detained more than 200 people and questioned thousands more as authorities hunt down those behind the Easter Sunday bombing in Lahore which killed 73 people, including children, the Punjab provincial law minister said Tuesday. “More than 5,000 people
Pakistan hunts for militants after blast kills 65
Pakistani authorities launched a hunt on Monday for militants behind a suicide bomb that killed at least 65 people in an attack that targeted Christians and was claimed by a Taliban faction that once declared ties with ISIS. Most of
Tributes paid to Muslim shopkeeper killed in Britain
Tributes were paid to a Muslim shopkeeper killed in what police described as a “religiously prejudiced” attack, as a Muslim suspect remained in custody. Asad Shah, 40, died after being found with serious injuries outside his shop in Glasgow on
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