Easter barricades hold Donetsk as insurgents resist Kiev
In Donetsk the self styled Donetsk People's Republic vowed to stay in occupation of regional offices until the Kiev government is dismissed. Insurgents marked Orthodox Easter at barricaded government buildings while a retiree handed out raisin cake and voiced hope Russia will maintain influence near the Donbass border.
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French journalists freed after Syria capture in Turkey
Four French journalists Edouard Elias Didier Francois Nicolas Henin and Pierre Torres were freed after ten months in captivity in Syria. Turkish authorities recovered them in Sanliurfa province and they arrived in France as Hollande and Fabius praised the release.
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Pope Francis Baptizes 10 During Easter Vigil at Vatican
Pope Francis presided over the solemn Easter vigil in St. Peter's Basilica and baptized ten people, including two Italian brothers aged 8 and 10, with converts from Vietnam Belarus Senegal Lebanon Italy and France. He urged them to carry their faith to the ends of the earth and recalled their first awakening to faith. The pope’s schedule includes Easter Sunday Mass and upcoming canonizations of Pope John XXIII and John Paul II on April 27.
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Costa Rican woman credited with miracle linked to Pope John Paul II
Floribeth Mora, a 50 year old Costa Rican woman, says a newspaper photograph of Pope John Paul II spoke to her leading to the alleged healing of a brain aneurysm. Her case aided by church officials and later the Vatican. Mora now travels to attend Masses and promote the faith.
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