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Ethiopian Orthodox Christian women pray at Deir El Sultan outside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, traditionally believed by many to be the site of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ, during Orthodox Palm Sunday, in Jerusalem, Sunday, April 5, 2015. Christians in the Holy Land and across the world are celebrating Easter, commemorating the day followers believe Jesus was resurrected in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago. (Photo by Ariel Schalit/AP Photo)

Ethiopian Orthodox Christian women pray at Deir El Sultan outside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, traditionally believed by many to be the site of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ, during Orthodox Palm Sunday, in Jerusalem, Sunday, April 5, 2015. Christians in the Holy Land and across the world are celebrating Easter, commemorating the day followers believe Jesus was resurrected in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago. (Photo by Ariel Schalit/AP Photo)




A figure representing Judas burns on top of a cross in Tielmes, Spain on Easter Sunday  Sunday, April 5, 2015 marking the end of Holy week. Youths from the village who have recently turned 18 drag a tree trunk from a forest and erect it in the square with the help of older men before it's burned. The burning, originally a pagan ritual, is a cleansing ceremony to rid  bad things that have happened during the year. (Photo by Paul White/AP Photo)

A figure representing Judas burns on top of a cross in Tielmes, Spain on Easter Sunday Sunday, April 5, 2015 marking the end of Holy week. Youths from the village who have recently turned 18 drag a tree trunk from a forest and erect it in the square with the help of older men before it's burned. The burning, originally a pagan ritual, is a cleansing ceremony to rid bad things that have happened during the year. (Photo by Paul White/AP Photo)




A Catholic priest sings as Indian Christians walk in the rain during an Easter procession in Kolkata, India, Sunday, April 5, 2015. Christians around the world are celebrating Easter commemorating the day when according to Christian tradition Jesus was resurrected in Jerusalem two millennia ago. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)

A Catholic priest sings as Indian Christians walk in the rain during an Easter procession in Kolkata, India, Sunday, April 5, 2015. Christians around the world are celebrating Easter commemorating the day when according to Christian tradition Jesus was resurrected in Jerusalem two millennia ago. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)




An Indian Christian girl tries to touch a statute of Jesus baby for blessings during Easter mass at a Church in Mumbai, India, Sunday, April 5, 2015. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)

An Indian Christian girl tries to touch a statute of Jesus baby for blessings during Easter mass at a Church in Mumbai, India, Sunday, April 5, 2015. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)




An Indian Catholic priest sprinkles holy water on believers at the Sacred Heart Cathedral on the occasion of Easter Sunday, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, April 5, 2015. (Photo by Altaf Qadri/AP Photo)

An Indian Catholic priest sprinkles holy water on believers at the Sacred Heart Cathedral on the occasion of Easter Sunday, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, April 5, 2015. (Photo by Altaf Qadri/AP Photo)




Young Indian Christians receive holy communion from a priest during Easter mass at a Church in Gauhati, India, Sunday, April 5, 2015. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)

Young Indian Christians receive holy communion from a priest during Easter mass at a Church in Gauhati, India, Sunday, April 5, 2015. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)




Iraqi Christians attend an Easter mass at the Virgin Mary church in Basra, southeast of Baghdad April 5, 2015. (Photo by Essam Al-Sudani/Reuters)

Iraqi Christians attend an Easter mass at the Virgin Mary church in Basra, southeast of Baghdad April 5, 2015. (Photo by Essam Al-Sudani/Reuters)




An Iraqi Christian woman holds a cross during an Easter mass at the Virgin Mary church in Basra, southeast of Baghdad, April 5, 2015. (Photo by Essam Al-Sudani/Reuters)

An Iraqi Christian woman holds a cross during an Easter mass at the Virgin Mary church in Basra, southeast of Baghdad, April 5, 2015. (Photo by Essam Al-Sudani/Reuters)




Iraqis women light candles after the Palm Sunday service at Lady Deliverance Church in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, April 5, 2015. Christians across the world are celebrating Easter, commemorating the day followers believe Jesus was resurrected in Jerusalem over 2,000 years ago. (Photo by arim Kadim/AP Photo)

Iraqis women light candles after the Palm Sunday service at Lady Deliverance Church in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, April 5, 2015. Christians across the world are celebrating Easter, commemorating the day followers believe Jesus was resurrected in Jerusalem over 2,000 years ago. (Photo by arim Kadim/AP Photo)




Orthodox Christian women hold palm fond's at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, traditionally believed by many to be the site of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ during Orthodox Palm Sunday, in Jerusalem, Sunday, April 5, 2015. Christians in the Holy Land and across the world are celebrating Easter, commemorating the day followers believe Jesus was resurrected in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago. (Photo by Ariel Schalit/AP Photo)

Orthodox Christian women hold palm fond's at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, traditionally believed by many to be the site of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ during Orthodox Palm Sunday, in Jerusalem, Sunday, April 5, 2015. Christians in the Holy Land and across the world are celebrating Easter, commemorating the day followers believe Jesus was resurrected in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago. (Photo by Ariel Schalit/AP Photo)




Members of the Catholic clergy hold candles during Easter procession in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City April 5, 2015. (Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters)

Members of the Catholic clergy hold candles during Easter procession in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City April 5, 2015. (Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters)




A Christian worshipper holds a candle during the Catholic Easter procession in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City April 5, 2015. (Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters)

A Christian worshipper holds a candle during the Catholic Easter procession in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City April 5, 2015. (Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters)




Members of the Catholic clergy hold candles during Easter procession in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City April 5, 2015. (Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters)

Members of the Catholic clergy hold candles during Easter procession in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City April 5, 2015. (Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters)




Members of the Catholic clergy and Christian worshippers hold candles during Easter procession in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City April 5, 2015. (Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters)

Members of the Catholic clergy and Christian worshippers hold candles during Easter procession in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City April 5, 2015. (Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters)




Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal (C) takes part in the Easter procession in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City April 5, 2015. (Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters)

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal (C) takes part in the Easter procession in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City April 5, 2015. (Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters)




Members of the Catholic clergy hold candles during Easter procession in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City April 5, 2015. (Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters)

Members of the Catholic clergy hold candles during Easter procession in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City April 5, 2015. (Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters)




Members of the Greek Orthodox clergy take part in their Palm Sunday procession in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City April 5, 2015. (Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters)

Members of the Greek Orthodox clergy take part in their Palm Sunday procession in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City April 5, 2015. (Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters)




A Christian worshipper sits on the floor in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City  during the Greek Orthodox Palm Sunday procession April 5, 2015. (Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters)

A Christian worshipper sits on the floor in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City during the Greek Orthodox Palm Sunday procession April 5, 2015. (Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters)




A Greek Orthodox nun attends Palm Sunday mass in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City April 5, 2015. (Photo by Ronen Zvulun/Reuters)

A Greek Orthodox nun attends Palm Sunday mass in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City April 5, 2015. (Photo by Ronen Zvulun/Reuters)




Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Metropolitan Theophilos (C) walks through the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City on Palm Sunday April 5, 2015. (Photo by Ronen Zvulun/Reuters)

Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Metropolitan Theophilos (C) walks through the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City on Palm Sunday April 5, 2015. (Photo by Ronen Zvulun/Reuters)




Christian worshippers light candles in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City April 5, 2015. (Photo by Ronen Zvulun/Reuters)

Christian worshippers light candles in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City April 5, 2015. (Photo by Ronen Zvulun/Reuters)




Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Metropolitan Theophilos (R) leads Palm Sunday mass in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City April 5, 2015. (Photo by Ronen Zvulun/Reuters)

Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Metropolitan Theophilos (R) leads Palm Sunday mass in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City April 5, 2015. (Photo by Ronen Zvulun/Reuters)




An Ethiopian Orthodox worshipper carries a child as she enters the Ethiopian section of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City April 5, 2015. (Photo by Ronen Zvulun/Reuters)

An Ethiopian Orthodox worshipper carries a child as she enters the Ethiopian section of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City April 5, 2015. (Photo by Ronen Zvulun/Reuters)




Members of the Coptic Orthodox clergy take part in Palm Sunday mass in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City April 5, 2015. (Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters)

Members of the Coptic Orthodox clergy take part in Palm Sunday mass in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City April 5, 2015. (Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters)




Catholic faithful join an Easter Sunday service at the Catholic Church in Garissa April 5, 2015. (Photo by Noor Khamis/Reuters)

Catholic faithful join an Easter Sunday service at the Catholic Church in Garissa April 5, 2015. (Photo by Noor Khamis/Reuters)




A boy looks on as church members light candles during an Easter Sunday service at the Catholic church in Garissa April 5, 2015. (Photo by Noor Khamis/Reuters)

A boy looks on as church members light candles during an Easter Sunday service at the Catholic church in Garissa April 5, 2015. (Photo by Noor Khamis/Reuters)




A priest (R) conducts the Easter Sunday service at the Catholic Church in Garissa April 5, 2015. (Photo by Noor Khamis/Reuters)

A priest (R) conducts the Easter Sunday service at the Catholic Church in Garissa April 5, 2015. (Photo by Noor Khamis/Reuters)




A priest conducts a baptismal event during the Easter Sunday service at the Catholic Church in Garissa April 5, 2015. (Photo by Noor Khamis/Reuters)

A priest conducts a baptismal event during the Easter Sunday service at the Catholic Church in Garissa April 5, 2015. (Photo by Noor Khamis/Reuters)




A statue of the Risen Christ is carried during an Easter Sunday procession in Cospicua, outside Valletta, Malta  April 5, 2015. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)

A statue of the Risen Christ is carried during an Easter Sunday procession in Cospicua, outside Valletta, Malta April 5, 2015. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)




Worshippers carry a statue of the Risen Christ during an Easter Sunday procession in Cospicua, outside Valletta April 5, 2015. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)

Worshippers carry a statue of the Risen Christ during an Easter Sunday procession in Cospicua, outside Valletta April 5, 2015. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)




A statue of the Risen Christ is carried during an Easter Sunday procession in Cospicua, outside Valletta April 5, 2015. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)

A statue of the Risen Christ is carried during an Easter Sunday procession in Cospicua, outside Valletta April 5, 2015. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)




Worshippers run while carrying a statue of the Risen Christ as confetti streams down during an Easter Sunday procession in Cospicua, outside Valletta April 5, 2015. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)

Worshippers run while carrying a statue of the Risen Christ as confetti streams down during an Easter Sunday procession in Cospicua, outside Valletta April 5, 2015. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)




A woman pushes confetti off her balcony window during an Easter Sunday procession in Cospicua, outside Valletta April 5, 2015. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)

A woman pushes confetti off her balcony window during an Easter Sunday procession in Cospicua, outside Valletta April 5, 2015. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)




Confetti streams down over worshippers and bandsmen during an Easter Sunday procession in Cospicua, outside Valletta April 5, 2015. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)

Confetti streams down over worshippers and bandsmen during an Easter Sunday procession in Cospicua, outside Valletta April 5, 2015. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)




A statue of the Risen Christ is carried during an Easter Sunday procession in Cospicua, outside Valletta April 5, 2015. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)

A statue of the Risen Christ is carried during an Easter Sunday procession in Cospicua, outside Valletta April 5, 2015. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)




Worshippers run while carrying a statue of the Risen Christ  during an Easter Sunday procession in Cospicua, outside Valletta April 5, 2015. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)

Worshippers run while carrying a statue of the Risen Christ during an Easter Sunday procession in Cospicua, outside Valletta April 5, 2015. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)




Children throw confetti from a balcony over a statue of the Risen Christ during an Easter Sunday procession in Cospicua, outside Valletta April 5, 2015. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)

Children throw confetti from a balcony over a statue of the Risen Christ during an Easter Sunday procession in Cospicua, outside Valletta April 5, 2015. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)




Worshippers run while carrying a statue of the Risen Christ as confetti streams down during an Easter Sunday procession in Cospicua, outside Valletta April 5, 2015. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)

Worshippers run while carrying a statue of the Risen Christ as confetti streams down during an Easter Sunday procession in Cospicua, outside Valletta April 5, 2015. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)




Two men and a dog wait in a balcony for a statue of the Risen Christ to be carried past their house during an Easter Sunday procession in Cospicua, outside Valletta April 5, 2015. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)

Two men and a dog wait in a balcony for a statue of the Risen Christ to be carried past their house during an Easter Sunday procession in Cospicua, outside Valletta April 5, 2015. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)




People in a balcony throw confetti over a statue of the Risen Christ during an Easter Sunday procession in Cospicua, outside Valletta April 5, 2015. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)

People in a balcony throw confetti over a statue of the Risen Christ during an Easter Sunday procession in Cospicua, outside Valletta April 5, 2015. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)




People watch an Easter Sunday procession from their balcony window in Cospicua, outside Valletta April 5, 2015. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)

People watch an Easter Sunday procession from their balcony window in Cospicua, outside Valletta April 5, 2015. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)




People in a balcony throw confetti over a statue of the Risen Christ during an Easter Sunday procession in Cospicua, outside Valletta April 5, 2015. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)

People in a balcony throw confetti over a statue of the Risen Christ during an Easter Sunday procession in Cospicua, outside Valletta April 5, 2015. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)




Worshippers run while carrying a statue of the Risen Christ as confetti streams down during an Easter Sunday procession in Cospicua, outside Valletta April 5, 2015. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)

Worshippers run while carrying a statue of the Risen Christ as confetti streams down during an Easter Sunday procession in Cospicua, outside Valletta April 5, 2015. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)




People in balconies throw confetti over a statue of the Risen Christ during an Easter Sunday procession in Cospicua, outside Valletta April 5, 2015. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)

People in balconies throw confetti over a statue of the Risen Christ during an Easter Sunday procession in Cospicua, outside Valletta April 5, 2015. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)




Pakistani Christians light candles in front of a religious statue during Easter celebrations at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Lahore April 5, 2015. (Photo by Mohsin Raza/Reuters)

Pakistani Christians light candles in front of a religious statue during Easter celebrations at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Lahore April 5, 2015. (Photo by Mohsin Raza/Reuters)




A Pakistani Christian woman lights a candle in front of a religious statue during Easter celebrations at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Lahore April 5, 2015. (Photo by Mohsin Raza/Reuters)

A Pakistani Christian woman lights a candle in front of a religious statue during Easter celebrations at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Lahore April 5, 2015. (Photo by Mohsin Raza/Reuters)




A Pakistani Christian woman prays along with others during Easter celebrations at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Lahore April 5, 2015. (Photo by Mohsin Raza/Reuters)

A Pakistani Christian woman prays along with others during Easter celebrations at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Lahore April 5, 2015. (Photo by Mohsin Raza/Reuters)




Pakistani Christians take part in Easter celebrations at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Lahore April 5, 2015. (Photo by Mohsin Raza/Reuters)

Pakistani Christians take part in Easter celebrations at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Lahore April 5, 2015. (Photo by Mohsin Raza/Reuters)




Pakistani Christians chant prayers during Easter service in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, April 5, 2015. Christians across the world are celebrating Easter, commemorating the day followers believe Jesus was resurrected in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago. (Photo by Fareed Khan/AP Photo)

Pakistani Christians chant prayers during Easter service in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, April 5, 2015. Christians across the world are celebrating Easter, commemorating the day followers believe Jesus was resurrected in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago. (Photo by Fareed Khan/AP Photo)




A Christian woman holds her child while she prays during Easter service at St. Oswald's Church in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, April 5, 2015. (Photo by K. M. Chaudary/AP Photo)

A Christian woman holds her child while she prays during Easter service at St. Oswald's Church in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, April 5, 2015. (Photo by K. M. Chaudary/AP Photo)




Christians light candles during Easter service in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, April 5, 2015. (Photo by Fareed Khan/AP Photo)

Christians light candles during Easter service in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, April 5, 2015. (Photo by Fareed Khan/AP Photo)
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