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...recent years, the Pope was largely able to overcome his declining health and maintain a heavy work load. But last week was a different story. The Pope was wheeled into St. Peter's Basilica on a moving platform. And though he attended all the festivities leading up to Easter and read several homilies from his velvet throne, the Pope remained on the sidelines as the rites of the Mass were performed by prominent Cardinals. Among the annual gestures most dear to the Pope has been the Holy Thursday washing of the feet of 12 priests, symbolizing Jesus' act of humility...
Prime Minister Tony Blair told a packed House of Commons especially recalled from its Easter break that the Queen Mother had been a "unifying figure" for the nation. "There is nothing false or complicated about the public response to her death," said Blair. "It's the simplest of equations. She loved her country and her country loved her." His words were borne out by Lara Denyer, a smart-suited office worker in her mid-30s who, during her lunch hour last week, quietly placed an anonymous bunch of white lilies among the other bouquets outside Clarence House, the Queen Mother...
...Indiana and Maryland fans, Easter Sunday was for prayer. As Pastor Michael Youssef of the 4,000-member Church of the Apostles noted in his morning sermon, "We have so many visitors today I'm thankful the Final Four brought us so many people." To which those lucky enough to be in attendance can only say, "Amen...
...Roman Catholics across the country fill the pews for Easter Mass, many lament the scandal that has shaken their belief to the core. "Of course we're outraged," says Herb Timm, a Winnetka, Ill., parishioner. Holy Family worshiper Ed Ternan called it a "milestone moment in the life of the church," tragic for the victims, tragic for the priests, tragic for the church. "The old way of dealing with it by not dealing with it is not going to work." Instead church leaders need to pray that they can find the remedy before parishioners lose their faith...
...announcement of his grandmother's death was delayed briefly in order to inform Charles, who was on a Swiss skiing holiday with his sons William and Harry. He quickly released a statement saying that he was "completely devastated," and he made plans to return home for private services on Easter Sunday...