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Pope Francis presides over the Good Friday Passion of the Lord service in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, March 29, 2024. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
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Catholics gather to hear Pope Francis give Easter Mass

Easter Sunday marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ and is the culmination of Holy Week, a major part of the Catholic calendar followed by 1.3 billion people

People wearing face masks and face shields as protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) raise palm fronds after a Palm Sunday mass outside the National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, in Paranaque, Metro Manila, Philippines, March 28, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
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Philippines Catholics brave Covid-19 threat to celebrate Palm Sunday

FILE PHOTO: People walk on St. Peter's Square after the Vatican reports its first case of coronavirus, at the Vatican, March 6, 2020. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
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Vatican urges Catholics to drop investments in fossil fuels, arms