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In Easter message, pope urges diplomacy in Libya (AP)
Easter Sunday: Where did Obama go to church? (The Christian Science Monitor)
Obamas attend baptist church on Easter Sunday (AFP)
Pope urges 'diplomacy' in Libya, 'solidarity' with refugees (AFP)
Obama attends Easter service at historic church (AP)
Iraqi Christians resilient on Easter (Reuters)
At least four hurt in Easter blast near Baghdad church (Reuters)
Iraqi Christians mark a restrained Easter (The Christian Science Monitor)
Welcome migrants fleeing strife: Pope (Reuters)
Chinese Christians held at Easter service: church (AFP)
Palestinian police kill Israeli at West Bank tomb (AFP)
Chinese police detain Christians as dispute spills into Easter (Reuters)

In Easter message, pope urges diplomacy in Libya (AP)

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 01:32 PM PDT

AP - Pope Benedict XVI offered an Easter prayer Sunday for diplomacy to prevail over warfare in Libya and for citizens of the Middle East to build a new society based on respect.

Easter Sunday: Where did Obama go to church? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 12:11 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - On a bright Easter morning in Washington, President Obama and his family attended the Shiloh Baptist Church. Greeted by applause and a choir singing âTotal Praise,â the first family couldnât help but stand out in the second row pew no matter how much they might have wanted their worship to be intimate and without the trappings of the presidency.

Obamas attend baptist church on Easter Sunday (AFP)

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 11:24 AM PDT

AFP - President Barack Obama and his family marked Easter Sunday by attending a service at an African-American baptist church in Washington, standing to clap the 120-strong choir.

Pope urges 'diplomacy' in Libya, 'solidarity' with refugees (AFP)

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 10:16 AM PDT

AFP - Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday urged "diplomacy and dialogue" instead of arms in Libya and "solidarity" with refugees from unrest across the north African and Middle Eastern region.

Obama attends Easter service at historic church (AP)

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 09:41 AM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama and his family attended Easter service Sunday at a Washington church founded in 1863 by freed slaves.

Iraqi Christians resilient on Easter (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 07:27 AM PDT

Reuters - Raad's eyes well up with tears as he remembers his cousin and friends who were among 52 people killed in an assault on a cathedral in Baghdad last October.

At least four hurt in Easter blast near Baghdad church (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 06:52 AM PDT

Reuters - A roadside bomb exploded near the rear entrance of a Catholic church in Baghdad after Easter services on Sunday, wounding at least two police officers and two civilians.

Iraqi Christians mark a restrained Easter (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 06:35 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Iraqi Christians marked a restrained Easter weekend as fear of attacks kept many from openly celebrating their most sacred day of the year and church officials urged them not to give up on the country.

Welcome migrants fleeing strife: Pope (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 04:18 AM PDT

Reuters - Pope Benedict, in his Easter message to the world, on Sunday lamented that the day's joy was marred by war in Libya and urged Europe to welcome desperate migrants fleeing strife in north Africa.

Chinese Christians held at Easter service: church (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 11:42 PM PDT

AFP - Up to 30 members of a Chinese evangelical church were arrested on Sunday for trying to hold an Easter service in defiance of the officially atheist government, a member of the clergy said.

Palestinian police kill Israeli at West Bank tomb (AFP)

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 09:14 AM PDT

AFP - A Palestinian policeman fired on a group of Israelis in a Palestinian-controlled area of the West Bank on Sunday, killing one and injuring four, the Israeli army said.