Easter celebrations around the world
Catholic nuns pray during the Easter Sunday mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City on April 5, 2015.
The holiest day of the Christian calendar, Easter celebrates the day when the faithful believe Jesus rose from the dead.
Israel
The head of the Roman Catholic Church in the Holy Land, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fuad Twal (center), leads the Easter Sunday procession at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City on April 5, 2015.
The Church is on the site where Christians believe Jesus rose from the dead.
Brazil
Participants dressed as angels march in the annual Easter procession during traditional Semana Santa (Holy Week) festivities on April 5, 2015 in Ouro Preto, Brazil.
Holy Week marks Easter celebrations for Catholics, and Brazil holds the largest number of Catholics on the planet.
Philippines
Filipino school children dressed as angels dance as they take part in a religious procession outside a Catholic church to mark the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday in suburban Manila on April 5, 2015.
Vatican City
Pope Francis waves to the faithful as he attends the Easter Mass at St. Peter's Square on April 5, 2015 in Vatican City, Vatican. Tens of thousands of people gathered in Saint Peter's Square on Sunday morning, despite the cold and the rain, to take part in Solemn Mass with Pope Francis in celebration of Easter.
Vatican City
A general view of St. Peter's Square during the Easter Mass given by Pope Francis on April 5, 2015 in Vatican City, Vatican.
Vatican City
Faithful attend the Easter Mass given by Pope Francis at St. Peter's Square on April 5, 2015 in Vatican City, Vatican.
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Saint Peter's Square on Sunday morning, despite the cold and the rain, to take part in Solemn Mass with Pope Francis in celebration of Easter.
Following the Liturgy, the Holy Father gave the traditional Blessing Urbi et Orbi - to the City of Rome, and to the World.
Vatican City
Swiss guards attend the Easter Mass given by Pope Francis at St. Peter's Square on April 5, 2015 in Vatican City, Vatican.
Iraq
An Armenian Christian Catholic priest leads a mass for Easter Sunday celebrations at Umm al-Nour Church on April 5, 2015 in Arbil, the capital of the Kurdish autonomous region in northern Iraq.
Iraq
Armenian Christian Catholic Iraqis sing during a mass for Easter Sunday celebrations at Umm al-Nour Church on April 5, 2015 in Arbil, the capital of the Kurdish autonomous region in northern Iraq.
Colombia
Catholics hold candles during the Easter Vigil in the Metropolitan Cathedral San Pedro Apostol on April 4, 2015, as part of the celebrations of Holy Week, in Cali, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia.
Malta
A statue of the Risen Christ is carried during an Easter Sunday procession in Cospicua, outside Valletta April 5, 2015.
Indonesia
Jakarta Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo (center) greets parishioners after celebrating the Easter Sunday mass at the Jakarta cathedral on April 5, 2015.
Lithuania
People hold candles during an Easter vigil mass in the Cathedral in Vilnius, Lithuania, on April 4, 2015.
Kenya
Christian faithfuls pray on April 5, 2015 at Uhuru Garden in Nairobi, Kenya, to celebrate Easter Sunday, and to remember the victims of the recent northeastern Garissa University attack, when al-Shabab masked gunmen rampaged through the university and killed 150 students.
The attack was the bloodiest ever by the al Qaeda-affiliated Shebab.
Kenya
A young girl holds a candle during a Easter service at the Catholic cathedral in Garissa on April 5, 2015, mourning the country's worst-ever massacres - the killing of almost 150 people in an attack on a university by Somalia's Shebab Islamists on April 2.
Pakistan
Pakistani Rangers stand guard during a service marking Easter at the Methodist Church in Quetta on April 5, 2015.
Pakistan
Pakistani Christian devotees attend a service marking Easter at St. Joseph's Cathedral in Rawalpindi on April 5, 2015.
Belarus
A woman prays as she celebrates Easter at a Catholic church in the village of Boruny, some 110 kilometers northwest of Minsk, late on April 4, 2015.
Belarus
Believers take part in an Easter Sunday service in the village of Dvorets, southwest of Minsk, April 5, 2015.
South Korea
South Korean Christians sing a hymn during an annual Easter mass service in Seoul April 5, 2015.
Germany
Easter riders of the Sorb community ride on horses during a traditional Easter procession in Zerwitz, eastern Germany, on April 5, 2015. Many Sorbs (a Slavic minority in eastern Germany) still speak Sorbian, a language closely related to Polish and Czech.
Turkey
A member of Turkey's Armenian community lights candles during an Easter service at the Surp Asdvadzadzin Patriarchal Church in Istanbul April 5, 2015.
Honduras
Catholics take part in an Easter Sunday procession in Tegucigalpa, on April 5, 2015.
England
Queen Elizabeth II receives flowers as she leaves the Easter Sunday service at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle on April 5, 2015 in Windsor, England.
England
Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury (right), officiates at the Easter service on April 5, 2015 in Canterbury, England.
During his traditional message, the Archbishop talked of the plight of Coptic Christians in the Middle East, and also said Christians should resist persecution without violence.
Kosovo
A Kosovo Catholic prays at the Mother Teresa Cathedral during a Easter mass celebrations in Pristina on April 4, 2015.
India
Indian Christians sing songs and dance during a Easter Sunday rally in Kolkata on April 5, 2015.
Lebanon
A boy paints eggs ahead of Easter celebrations in Abra April 4, 2015.
Egypt
An Egyptian Coptic Christian carries her baby during a service inside a church in Old Cairo, April 5, 2015.
China
Worshippers attend an Easter mass on the eve of Easter, at a Catholic church in Shenyang, Liaoning province, April 4, 2015.
Brazil
Cecilia Elena Moraes, age 6, walks home after marching in the annual Easter procession during traditional Semana Santa (Holy Week) festivities on April 5, 2015 in Ouro Preto, Brazil.