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Easter's date remains divisive. Some church leaders want that to change
Eastern and Western churches will celebrate Easter on the same day this year, while marking 1,700 years since the Council of ...
White House Easter Egg roll sponsorships illustrate the politics of stupid | Opinion
Over at the White House, President Donald Trump has decided to sell corporate sponsorships to the annual Easter egg roll ...
Why the date of Easter remains divisive four centuries later
This Sunday will mark a special moment for Christians, as the Catholic and Orthodox churches celebrate Jesus’ resurrection on the same day.The rare alignment of the churches, which have been divided ...
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Easter Island’s volcanoes are older than the ocean floor
In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, thousands of miles from any continent, Easter Island rises out of the sea. Its surface tells a story of volcanism that began roughly 2.5 million years ago ...
The beauty of a Jones Beach sunrise, or vintage autos marks Easter for these Long Islanders
Across Long Island and the world, people gathered to celebrate Easter, the holiest day on the Christian calendar.
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Greek coast guard finds two bodies, 39 other migrants, on tiny island
ATHENS, April 14 (Reuters) - The Greek coast guard said it had found the bodies ... sank off the island of Lesbos. Europecategory Russia launches missiles, drones as Putin's Easter ceasefire ...
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Puerto Rico hit with massive island-wide blackout ahead of Easter weekend
An island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday as the largely Catholic residents of the U.S. territory prepared to celebrate the Easter weekend, officials said. All 1.4 million clients on ...
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Easter egg hunts bring families together across Staten Island
Many egg hunts were hosted in the borough, including Catholic Charities of Staten Island’s annual Easter Event at Mount Loretto, which featured gourmet buffet food, take-home photos with the ...