2 months ago
2
Christians crossed the satellite celebrated Easter connected Sunday (April 5, 2026) with spiritual fervour and devotion, marking the resurrection of Jesus Christ, with solemn prayers, festivities and accepted feasts aft the 40-day Lenten observance.
Devotees, including women and children, thronged churches to be midnight and dawn masses.
A time earlier, Pope Leo XIV, carrying a tall, lit candle done a darkened and soundless St. Peter’s Basilica, ushered successful Christianity’s astir joyous solemnisation with his archetypal Easter vigil work arsenic pontiff Saturday (April 4, 2026) night, urging that Easter would bring harmony and bid to a satellite torn by wars.
(Text from Agencies)
Photo: AP
Pope Leo XIV marked Easter Sunday for the archetypal clip arsenic pontiff, with the West Asia warfare casting a pall implicit the astir important day successful the Christian calendar. Pictured here, Pope Leo XIV presides implicit Easter Mass successful St. Peter's Square astatine the Vatican, connected April 5, 2026
Photo: G. Ramakrishna
Easter, 1 of the astir important festivals successful the Christian calendar, signifies the triumph of beingness implicit decease and anticipation implicit despair. President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI), Cardinal Poola Anthony, Archbishop of Hyderabad, and Priests execute a ritual during a wide supplication connected Easter, astatine St. Mary’s Church successful Secunderabad connected April 5, 2026.
Photo: G. Ramakrishna
Easter besides marks the culmination of Holy Week, which commemorates the last days of Jesus Christ, including his crucifixion and resurrection. At St Mary's Basillica successful Secunderabad, Christians enact a play depicting the resurrection of Jesus Christ connected the juncture of Easter connected April 5, 2026.
Photo: AP
Speaking during an Easter Vigil connected April 4, 2026, the Pontiff had called for "a caller satellite of bid and unity" and decried the divisions created by "war, injustice and the isolation of peoples and nations".
Photo: AP
Worshippers clasp candles during the Easter vigil Mass successful the Cathedral Basilica of Vilnius, Lithuania, precocious connected April 4, 2026.
Photo: AP
Archbishop Paul D. Etienne, 2nd from right, prepares to airy the Paschal candle arsenic worshippers be an Easter vigil astatine St. James Cathedral connected April 4, 2026, successful Seattle.
Photo: Reuters
In the usually lively alleyways of Jerusalem's Old City, soundlessness reigned connected Easter Sunday, with the vacation overshadowed by warfare and restrictions connected entree to the Holy Sepulchre, wherever the faithful commemorate Christ's crucifixion and resurrection. On routes approaching the church, wherever Christians judge Jesus Christ was crucified, buried and roseate from the dead, constabulary astatine checkpoints screened a tiny fig of worshippers allowed adjacent the site. Christian worshippers are seen walking connected a street, pursuing restrictions connected gatherings successful ample groups, amid the U.S.-Israel struggle with Iran, successful Jerusalem's Old City connected April 5, 2026.
Photo: Kommuuri Srinivas
Across India, celebrations commenced precocious connected Saturday (April 4, 2026) night, arsenic radical welcomed the beatified time with zeal. On the juncture of Easter, Christian devotees airy up the entity and streets with dazzling fireworks, celebrating with large joyousness and enthusiasm successful beforehand of the Jewett Memorial Baptist Church Centre successful Ongole successful the aboriginal hours of April 5, 2026.
Photo: AP
Christian devotees connection prayers astatine a religion connected Easter Sunday successful Jammu, connected April 5, 2026.
Photo: PTI
Devotees are seen lighting candles arsenic they instrumentality portion successful wide supplication connected Easter, astatine The Queen of the Apostles' Church, successful Patna, Bihar, precocious connected April 4, 2026.
Photo: J. ALLEN EGENUSE
In Karnataka, kids are seen enjoying collecting Easter eggs arsenic portion of Easter celebrations astatine St. Andrew's Church successful Bengaluru connected April 5, 2026.
Photo: Kommuuri Srinivas
On the juncture of the Easter festival, Christian devotees gathered successful ample numbers and offered prayers connected April 5, 2026 astatine the supplication hallway of Jewett Memorial Baptist Church located connected the elevation successful Ongole.
