VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, carrying a tall, lit candle through a darkened and silent St. Peter’s Basilica, ushered in Christianity’s most joyous celebration with his first Easter vigil service ...

Dame Sarah Mullally will call for an 'end to the violence and destruction' before a congregation in Canterbury.

SCRANTON, Pa. — A church in Scranton celebrated easter by holding a vigil mass. Hundreds gathered at St. Peter's Cathedral along Wyoming Avenue ahead of Easter Sunday to hear a message of 'hope.' ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to lay down arms and seek peace to global conflicts through dialogue, but he departed from a tradition ...