Christians Around the World Celebrate Easter
![Russian President Vladimir Putin, foreground left, attends the Easter service in Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, April 20, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/5aaa9d26-7d16-4173-a1d4-925d1c0abb8e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, foreground left, attends the Easter service in Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, April 20, 2014.
![An Orthodox priest blesses traditional Easter cakes and painted eggs prepared for Easter celebrations in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra church (Cave Monastery), Kyiv, Ukraine, April 20, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/fbc84fc1-7f06-4b6d-acfe-a27988c070ac_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Orthodox priest blesses traditional Easter cakes and painted eggs prepared for Easter celebrations in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra church (Cave Monastery), Kyiv, Ukraine, April 20, 2014.
![Pope Francis gives the thumb up as he leads the Easter mass in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, April 20, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/5a8e14ba-fdf0-429a-98b1-89e97ea12b36_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pope Francis gives the thumb up as he leads the Easter mass in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, April 20, 2014.
![Pope Francis waves as he leads the Easter mass in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, April 20, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/151bd584-5846-46bc-aafa-bc73b5b574b6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pope Francis waves as he leads the Easter mass in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, April 20, 2014.