Thirty-four cardinals, 24 bishops, and about 250 priests processed silently through the dark basilica with lit candles, symbolizing the light of Christ overcoming darkness. The basilica ...

Georgian protesters gathered on Tbilisi’s Rustaveli Avenue to celebrate Easter together. Activists and members of the Orthodox community lit candles, sang Easter songs, and prayed together during the ...

In near-total darkness, the Greek patriarch enters the Holy Edicule and emerges with two lit candles. The flame is passed from one candle to the next, the light overcoming the darkness in the rotunda.

(AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis) The Pope toured St Peter’s Square in his popemobile on Sunday, as Christians worldwide lit candles and celebrated Easter. Pope Francis tours St Peter’s Square in ...

Holding unlit candles, they pack into the sprawling 12th century basilica built on the site where, according to tradition, Jesus was crucified and buried. In near-total darkness, the Greek patriarch ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The faithful in Pope Francis’ hometown lit candles in the church where he found God as a teenager, packed the cathedral where he spoke as archbishop and prayed ...

Others lit candles in quiet elegy. For many in perennially crisis-stricken Argentina, Francis’ willingness to champion the poor, challenge governments and delight in everything from tango to ...