Pope Benedict XVI led cardinals and bishops across St Peter's Square in the Vatican City on Easter Sunday, before addressing tens of thousands of people [AFP]
Published On 12 Apr 200912 Apr 2009
The pope called for Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation, and told the "Urbi et Orbi" (City and the World) to keep hope in times of economic difficulty [AFP]
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Good Friday, which Christians mark as the date of the crucifixion of Jesus, was celebrated with re-enactment of the Stations of the Cross in the Ivory Coast [AFP]
Penitents took part in the procession of El Descendimiento brotherhood in Cordoba, southern Spain [Reuters]
In Brazil, two 165kg chocolate eggs filled with 3,705 small candies were sold for $6,700 each [AFP]
More than 60 people walked 160km on a pilgrimage to the Holy Island in the United Kingdom to mark Easter [GALLO/GETTY]
During a traditional feet washing ceremony in the town of Arbil in northern Iraq, a priest kissed the feet of school boys visiting the church [AFP]
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Actors in Valle del Cauca in Colombia portrayed the Bible story of how Jesus was beaten, mocked and crowned with thorns before being crucified [AFP]
A polar bear at the Buenos Aires zoo in Argentina was treated to a Easter bunny toy stuffed with food [Reuters]
