Helen Steiner Rice, "An Easter Prayer" "Thank you for the world so sweet, thank you for the food we eat. Thank you for the birds that sing. Thank you God for everything.” – Child's Blessing ...

in honour of the pagan tradition. Once the ‘palms’ have been blessed, you must use them as decorations, as throwing them away is considered a sin. Blessing of the Easter basket is a tradition ...

In 1790, the local parson tried to stop the custom due to its pagan associations, but he was unsuccessful, and the custom continues in that village until this day. The eating of the hare may have been ...

VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Francis, who is recovering from a life-threatening bout of pneumonia, intends to give his Easter Sunday blessing, the Vatican indicated Thursday without ...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis, who is recovering from a life-threatening bout of pneumonia, intends to give his Easter Sunday blessing, the Vatican indicated Thursday, without specifying whether he ...