Christians around the world are celebrating the central event of their faith - Easter - the holiday that marks what Christians believe is the resurrection of Jesus three days after his crucifixion. Pope Francis marked the holy day with a Roman Catholic Mass in St. Peter's Square.
ຊາວຄຣິສໃນທົ່ວໂລກ ສະເຫລີມສະຫລອງ ວັນ Easter
![Pope Francis delivers the Urbi et Orbi (to the city and to the world) blessing at the end of the Easter Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican , April 5, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0ccb94eb-c044-4a48-901c-2e49662fd4f5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pope Francis delivers the Urbi et Orbi (to the city and to the world) blessing at the end of the Easter Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican , April 5, 2015.
![Faithful wait in the rain for Pope Francis' arrival to the Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, April 5, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/295d422e-e20e-4a41-b7c6-903de6ee711e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Faithful wait in the rain for Pope Francis' arrival to the Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, April 5, 2015.
![Postal clerk Pamela Bentley shovels snow in front of the U.S. Post Office in Grafton, New York.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5c42169a-bd7e-4696-9fcc-73739d292a49_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Postal clerk Pamela Bentley shovels snow in front of the U.S. Post Office in Grafton, New York.
![Pope Francis salutes faithful in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, April 5, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/cb4eb285-ede2-4a20-a440-c27a48a333b7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pope Francis salutes faithful in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, April 5, 2015.