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Pope Leo XIV carries cross through all 14 stations at Rome’s Colosseum
Italy witnessed a rare and highly symbolic Good Friday ceremony on 3 April as Pope Leo XIV carried a wooden cross through all 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at Rome’s Colosseum, the first time in decades that a pope has performed the full rite in person.
Cameroon opposition slams plan to create vice president post as ‘coup’
If approved, the vice president would take over in the event of the president's death, resignation or incapacity with no obligation to hold elections
Russian and Egyptian FMs hold talks in Moscow
Both Russia and Egypt support “an immediate cessation of hostilities and a return to the political and diplomatic process,” Lavrov said after the talks
South Sudanese Christians hold Good Friday march for peace
Thousands of people joined a march for peace on Good Friday in South Sudan, where intensifying fighting between government and opposition forces is stoking fears of a return to all-out civil war
Israel’s Netanyahu vows to continue attacks on Tehran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that Israel will continue to “crush Iran.”
Israel’s Netanyahu vows to continue attacks on Tehran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that Israel will continue to “crush Iran.”
Rwanda’s Kagame blasts US sanctions, cites bias toward DR Congo
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has blasted new US sanctions on his country’s army, calling them “insults thrown in the face” of Rwanda.
Ukraine’s Zhytomyr region reels after missile and drone strike
Russian missile and drone strikes hit Ukraine’s Zhytomyr region, killing one and injuring 10, as dozens of homes and public buildings were destroyed.
Nigeria worshippers mark Easter with Lagos street procession
Nigeria marked Good Friday with hundreds of Catholic faithful marching through Lagos in a public reenactment of the Stations of the Cross, linking Christ’s suffering to the country’s economic pain.
Iran reeling after B1 bridge strike as Trump threatens further attacks
Images taken during a press tour of the site show collapsed sections of the roadway, twisted steel girders and extensive damage in the surrounding residential area where the B1 bridge near Karaj once stood.