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In Pictures | Easter celebrations from around the globe

The Hindu · · 608 words · By The Hindu Bureau
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“Christians across the world celebrated Easter on Sunday (April 5, 2026)”
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Wikipedia entries confirm Easter is a Christian festival and provide historical context, but none explicitly mention April 5, 2026, as the date of Easter. The 'List of dates for Easter' entry does not specify 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 21 April 2019, Easter Sunday, three churches in Sri Lanka and three luxury hotels in the commercial capital, Colombo, were targeted in a series of coordinated ISIS-related terrorist suicide bombing…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Sri_Lanka_Easter_bombings
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Easter, also called Pasch () or Pascha or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the Bible's New Test…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of dates for Easter. The Easter dates also affect when Ash Wednesday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, the Feast of the Ascension and Pentecost occur in a given year. Easter m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dates_for_Easter
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“Pope Leo XIV carried a tall, lit candle through a darkened and silent St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday (April 4, 2026) night”
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Wikipedia confirms Pope Leo XIV's inauguration in 2025 but provides no information about him lighting a candle in St. Peter's Basilica on April 4, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 18 May 2025, Pope Leo XIV celebrated the inauguration Mass of his pontificate, formally known as the "Mass for the Beginning of the Petrine Ministry of the Bishop of Rome". The event was attended b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inauguration_of_Pope_Leo_XIV
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pope Leo I (Italian: Leone I) (c. 391 – 10 November 461), also known as Leo the Great (Latin: Leo Magnus; Italian: Leone Magno), was Bishop of Rome from 29 September 440 until his death on 10 November…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_I
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost, pronounced PREE-vohst, September 14, 1955) is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City. He is the first pope to have been born in the U…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_XIV
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“Pope Leo XIV marked Easter Sunday for the first time as pontiff on April 5, 2026”
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Wikipedia states Pope Leo XIV was inaugurated in May 2025 and Pope Francis died in April 2025. Since Pope Leo XIV could not have been pope in April 2026 (the timeline is inconsistent), the claim is directly contradicted by the evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 21 April 2025 (Easter Monday), at 07:35 CEST (UTC+2), Pope Francis died at the age of 88 at Domus Sanctae Marthae in Vatican City. His death was announced by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Camerlengo,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_and_funeral_of_Pope_Fran…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936 – 21 April 2025) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 13 March 2013 until his death in 2025. He was the first J…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Francis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost, pronounced PREE-vohst, September 14, 1955) is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City. He is the first pope to have been born in the U…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_XIV
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“Easter is one of the most significant festivals in the Christian calendar”
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“Cardinal Poola Anthony, Archbishop of Hyderabad, performed a ritual during a mass prayer on Easter at St. Mary’s Church in Secunderabad on April 5, 2026”
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“Easter marks the culmination of Holy Week, which commemorates the final days of Jesus Christ”
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“Christians enacted a play depicting the resurrection of Jesus Christ at St Mary's Basillica in Secunderabad on April 5, 2026”
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“The Pontiff called for 'a new world of peace and unity' during an Easter Vigil on April 4, 2026”
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“Worshippers held candles during the Easter vigil Mass in the Cathedral Basilica of Vilnius, Lithuania, late on April 4, 2026”
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“Archbishop Paul D. Etienne prepared to light the Paschal candle at St. James Cathedral in Seattle on April 4, 2026”
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“In Jerusalem's Old City, police screened worshippers at checkpoints near the Holy Sepulchre on April 5, 2026”
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“Christian devotees lit fireworks in Ongole, India, on April 5, 2026”
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“Christian devotees offered prayers at a church in Jammu on April 5, 2026”
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“Devotees lit candles during mass prayer at The Queen of the Apostles' Church in Patna, Bihar, on April 4, 2026”
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“Kids collected Easter eggs at St. Andrew's Church in Bengaluru, Karnataka, on April 5, 2026”
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“Christian devotees gathered at Jewett Memorial Baptist Church in Ongole on April 5, 2026”
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