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Heads of state and religious leaders around the world offered condolences and messages honoring Pope Francis following the announcement of his passing on Monday, honoring him as compassionate, warm, and a “moral beacon” in a divided world.

With the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88 early Monday morning, the question is posed: who will replace him and how will it be decided?

In Paris, the bells of the recently restored Notre Dame rung out and football matches across Italy are cancelled in mourning. 

Israeli President Isaac Herzog expressed the condolences of his country to the Christian world on the death of Pope Francis on Monday, just one day after leading Easter celebrations at the Vatican.

NBA Hall of Fame head coach Phil Jackson is no fan of games played on Easter Sunday – or any other day of sacred Christian worship.

After being tossed out of a press conference and his home swatted by cruel crank callers, the father of slain teen Austin Metcalf nevertheless honored his son by sharing a poignant, heartfelt message on Easter Sunday — almost three weeks after his 17-year-old son was fatally stabbed during a Texas high school track meet.

A record number of adults in France are expected to have received baptism across the country on Easter, primarily driven by young people joining the Catholic Church.

In the wake of the stabbing of multiple prison guards allegedly by the Manchester Arena terrorist, the head of the largest prison officers’ union revealed that the prison was barred from conducting searches with sniffer dogs on Muslim inmates.

Pope Francis met briefly in his hotel Sunday with U.S. Vice President JD Vance who is spending Easter in Rome alongside his family.

A convalescing Pope Francis made a surprise appearance for Easter Sunday blessings at the Vatican’s St Peter’s Square, defying the serious illness which has left him struggling over the past few months.

During an appearance on Newsmax TV on Saturday, evangelist Franklin Graham shared his thoughts on the events that led up to Christ’s crucifixion and their significance in the Easter story.

Christians around the world celebrate Jesus of Nazareth’s resurrection on Easter Sunday, almost 2,000 years after he died and was raised from the dead just three days later.

First Lady Melania Trump on Friday revealed the festivities scheduled for Monday’s Easter Egg Roll at the White House.

Vice President JD Vance met with Vatican officials during his trip to Italy amid tensions regarding President Trump’s deportation of illegals.

An Italian appeals court Friday upheld life sentences for a Pakistani couple convicted of murdering their 18-year-old daughter in a so-called honor killing after she refused an arranged marriage. The case shocked many Italians and became a symbol of the brutal mistreatment of immigrant women who rebel against inflexible family rules.

Actor Vince Vaughn joined President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Good Friday after attending a prayer service at the U.S. Capitol. Vaughn, renowned for his roles in comedy classics like Wedding Crashers, Old School, and Dodgeball: A True

Catholics across Latin America are observing this year’s Good Friday by participating in numerous processions and activities, honoring their respective countries’ Catholic traditions, some of which stand out as unique among themselves.

Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau state, Nigeria, urged local “traditional rulers” to organize vigilante militias to protect Christians after a recent string of attacks, presumed to have been committed by ethnic Fulani jihadists, killed dozens and displaced thousands.

Christians around the world today observe Good Friday, the anniversary of the day Jesus Christ was crucified on a hill called Golgotha outside the walls of Jerusalem over 2,000 years ago by Roman soldiers.

Many conservatives recognized Good Friday — the day believers remember the sacrificial death of God’s son Jesus to reconcile humanity to Himself — reminding everyone that Sunday, Resurrection Day, is right around the corner.

First Lady Melania Trump wished Americans a Good Friday filled with “hope and faith,” making the remark on X Friday morning.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his family were at the Vatican for Good Friday services to celebrate Easter. The convalescing pope did not attend.

The small town of San Pedro Cutud in the Philippines continued its annual tradition of staging real crucifixions to mark Good Friday, honoring its most prolific participant, carpenter Ruben Enaje, with the bloody ritual for a 36th time.

Israel welcomed newly-confirmed U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee on Friday with a ceremony at the Western Wall, the holiest site in Judaism, in the midst of religious services for the Passover holiday.

A new report suggests that the internet, reverence of the Holy Mass, and other factors have been driving young Americans toward Catholicism. 

A recent study conducted by Venezuela-based research firm Delphos found that 97 percent of Venezuelans believe in God and a majority pray regularly despite more than two decades of attacks against the Venezuelan Church by the socialist Maduro regime, the outlet Runrunes reported on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump attended an Easter prayer service and dinner on Wednesday night after recognizing the beginning of Holy Week on Monday.

Ambassador Mike Huckabee stated he will place a handwritten prayer from President Donald Trump in Jerusalem’s Western Wall on Friday, calling the act a meaningful start to his diplomatic mission in Israel.

Rosario Murillo, wife of communist dictator Daniel Ortega and “co-president” of Nicaragua, praised the “heroism of Jesus Christ” on Tuesday in an address ignoring the fact that her regime has banned Holy Week processions in the country.

South African police on Tuesday rescued American pastor Josh Sullivan from the gang of armed men who kidnapped him last week.

ATHENS, Greece — The archbishop of the Church of Greece, Ieronymos II of Athens, told Breitbart News exclusively he is excited President Donald Trump won the election last year and believes Trump is a force for good in the world.

Hillsdale College, a conservative institution in Michigan that accepts no federal funding, has been trolling Harvard University as it tries to fight the Trump administration over policy changes tied to federal grants.

Venezuela’s socialist regime on Sunday debuted the latest episode of Súper Bigote (“Super Mustache”), dictator Nicolás Maduro’s superhero alter ego, inviting Venezuelans to celebrate Holy Week by “building socialism” with “God’s blessing.”

The communist regime of Cuba banned Christians in Havana from celebrating the traditional Solemn Stations of the Cross on Sunday, Cuban outlets reported.

The Trump administration froze $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard University on Monday after the elite university announced it would not comply with demands for reforms to stop antisemitism and other forms of discrimination.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney celebrated the Sikh holiday of Vaisakhi in an event in Ottawa for which he donned a turban.