Rome, Italy: The pope delivers his Easter blessing at St Peter's BasilicaPhotograph: Alessandra Benedetti/CorbisJerusalem: Catholic clergymen hold candles in the Church of the Holy SepulchrePhotograph: Oliver Weiken/EPARakovski, Bulgaria: Catholic women attend an Easter vigil mass in the Cathedral of Saint Michael the ArchangelPhotograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images
Georgia, USA: A Methodist pastor raises his arms as he delivers a sermon at sunrise atop Stone MountainPhotograph: Erik S. Lesser/EpaLahore, Pakistan: Christians hold candles during an Easter vigil massPhotograph: K.M. Chaudary/APIvenets, Belarus: Catholics take part in a processionPhotograph: Viktor Drachev/AFP/Getty ImagesJerusalem: Orthodox Christians pray and light candles on a stone slabPhotograph: Oliver Weiken/EPAManila, Philippines: Catholics join a procession to celebrate the Feast of the Resurrection at dawnPhotograph: Cheryl Ravelo/ReutersJerusalem: Traditional consular guards, known as kawas, wait for the start of a procession in the Church of Holy SepulchrePhotograph: Darren Whiteside/ReutersBucharest, Romania: A boy shields his eyes from the sun during an Orthodox pilgrimagePhotograph: Vadim Ghirda/APJerusalem: An Ethiopian Orthodox Christian woman at the chapel of the Deir Sultan monasteryPhotograph: Abir Sultan/EPAMadrid, Spain: Drummers in a processionPhotograph: Alberto Di Lolli/APRome, Italy: St Peter's Square during the Easter massPhotograph: Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty ImagesJerusalem: An Orthodox Christian clergyman carries a branch of an olive tree as he enters the Church of the Holy SepulchrePhotograph: Oliver Weiken/EPALilongwe, Malawi: Women pray and sing during an outdoor servicePhotograph: Stephane De Sakutin/AFP/Getty ImagesDragului, Romania: Women bring incense and flowers to the graves of relativesPhotograph: Radu Sigheti/ReutersJerusalem: Ethiopian Orthodox Christian children beat drums and sing at the Deir Sultan monasteryPhotograph: Abir Sultan/EPARalbitz, Germany: Men of the Sorbian community pass a cemetery on horsebackPhotograph: Gero Breloer/APJerusalem: Members of the Syriac Orthodox church pray at the Church of the Holy SepulchrePhotograph: Gali Tibbon/AFP/Getty ImagesJammu, India: A Christian worshipper yawns during prayers at St. Mary's Garrison churchPhotograph: Channi Anand/AP
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