Easter Celebrations Around The World

Pope Francis held traditional Easter Mass in St. Peter’s Square in front of a crowd at least 45,000 strong, consisting of Rome residents and Holy Week visitors. Last night, he held vigil at St. Peter’s Basilica for over 2 hours. This comes after his brief hospital stay last week. In New York, the famous Easter Day Parade will be held down 5th avenue, with its well known display of elaborate Easter hats. In St. Peters. MO, a helicopter dropped thousands of Easter eggs for children to to find. And tomorrow, the traditional White House Easter egg roll will see the debut of a new Easter bunny mascot.

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