Republicans hit Biden for inflated cost of Easter holiday
Ahead of Easter, Republicans are highlighting how much inflation has driven up the cost of the holiday since President Joe Biden entered office. Inflation began to spiral upward shortly after Biden entered the White House in January 2021, with annual price growth peaking at about 9%. While price growth has fallen, inflation is still running […]
Bus of Christians Headed to Easter Services Veers off Bridge, Killing All but One Child
On Thursday, a bus carrying 46 Christians veered off a bridge in the mountains of South Africa and fell nearly 200 feet, killing all on board except for an 8-year-old girl who miraculously survived. The bus was on its way to an Easter festival when the accident occurred. The South African Department of Transport said […]
Nigeria, World’s Most Dangerous Place to Be Christian, Prepares for Easter
Nigeria’s police chief on Thursday ordered increased 24-hour security at public buildings across the country over the Easter weekend, fearing religious violence in a country where Christians are under near-constant attack. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun Said Additional resources to keep “worship centers, train stations, highways, motor parks, airports, waterways, recreation centers, banks […]
Top UK health official urges against eating whole Easter egg
England’s NHS chief executive warns people not to eat Easter eggs whole at once, while doctors say “life is too short” and cut back on holidays this holiday season “Life is too short,” he said. In a blog post, NHS medical director Dr Andrew Kelso advised people to watch their waistlines and be moderate when […]
45 Easter worshippers die in bus crash, 8 year old survives
A bus carrying Christians on Easter Sunday falls off a bridge, killing all 45 passengers and leaving only one child alive. According to multiple media outlets, the bus was heading from Botswana to Moria, South Africa, for the festival. Moria is a popular place for Easter pilgrimages. The passengers on the bus were members of […]
Pope skips Good Friday event to preserve health ahead of Easter, Vatican says
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis will skip the traditional Good Friday procession at Rome’s Colosseum to protect his health, a last-minute move that further heightens concerns about his frail condition during a particularly busy liturgical period. The Vatican announced that the decision had been taken. Francis was scheduled to preside over the Stations of the […]
Religious-themed designs banned from White House Easter egg art contest
Children of National Guard members are prohibited from submitting religious Easter egg designs to the 2024 White House art event Celebrating National Guard Families. The art contest is part of the White House’s Easter traditions, including the annual Easter Egg Roll. The contest flyer states that Easter egg design submissions “must not contain questionable content, […]
Where Easter really comes from
We modern people love fairy tales. I think we find comfort in them. There’s a tale of people gathering around the light of their laptops around this time every year to welcome the arrival of spring. The situation is as follows. Once upon a time, in a faraway kingdom, there lived a group of evil […]
Biden leaves NYC for Easter at Camp David without mention of fallen NYPD cop
President Biden did not publicly address Monday’s killing of New York City police officer Jonathan Diller, leaving New York City on Friday after raising at least $26 million in a lavish celebrity-filled campaign on Thursday night. , spent Easter weekend with his family at Camp David. Mr. Biden and first lady Jill Biden boarded Air […]
Bus carrying Easter travelers veers off bridge, killing at least 45
At least 45 people on board were killed when a bus headed for an Easter festival veered off a bridge and fell about 200 feet in South Africa on Thursday, authorities said. The Limpopo provincial government said a bus heading from neighboring Botswana to the town of Moria for the popular Easter pilgrimage went off […]