A young man took his own life after he shot and killed his father and his 12-year-old brother on Easter Sunday in a home on Jacksonville’s Westside, police said.

The Vatican says Pope Francis has skipped the traditional Good Friday procession at Rome’s Colosseum to protect his health, adding to concerns about his frail condition during a particularly busy liturgical period.

As Black Protestants prepare for Easter this year, they hope to welcome more people to church than since the COVID-19 pandemic began four years ago.

Comedian and actor Jo Koy has been tapped to host the Golden Globes, picked by producers for his “infectious energy and relatable humor.”.

Pope Francis has invoked prayers for both the Ukrainian and Russian people in his Easter message.

Warm and muggy then hot and steamy

Palm Sunday is the beginning of Holy Week celebrations on the Christian calendar leading up to Easter Sunday.

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Homestead-Miami Speedway will return to the playoff portion of the NASCAR season in 2022.

Pope Francis has used his traditional Easter address to denounce as “scandalous” that warfare continues to rage and military arsenals are fattened around the world as the coronavirus pandemic causes social and economic suffering.

The Philippine government extended a lockdown by another week Monday after an alarming spike in coronavirus infections continued to surge and started to overwhelm many hospitals in the capital and outlying regions.

Thousands of people around France are spending the Easter holiday lining up for COVID-19 shots as the government tries to speed up vaccinations amid a new surge of infections.

Easter Sunday is only a few days away and starting our weekend in the 30s Saturday morning isn’t promising.

Under mostly sunny skies we will warm up into the mild upper 70s. Late Sunday night turns stormy for Southeastern Georgia, and a line of storms ahead of a cold front will push into Northeastern Florida Monday. We have the potential to see damaging gusts of wind and isolated tornadoes with Monday’s storms. Monday will be warm, with the line of storms pushing through. Thursday our forecast dries out and looks nicer, in the 70s under partly cloudy skies.

Whether it’s an egg hunt or brunch with family and friends, Easter is traditionally a time for gathering. Frank Esper, M.D., an infectious disease specialist at Cleveland Clinic Children’s, said people, who typically attend church on Easter Sunday, should consider switching to a televised option. So, Dr. Esper recommends avoiding these events altogether. And don’t bother inviting extended family for Easter dinner – sheltering at home means only coming into contact with people who live in your house. “This very well may be a video phone Easter dinner for a lot of us,” said Dr. Esper.