Christians celebrate Easter, April 16, 2017, the holiest day of the Christian calendar.
Christians Around the World Celebrate Easter
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Patriarch Kirill (left), the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, and Vladimir Yakunin (right), chairman of the board of trustees of St. Andrew the First-Called foundation, attend the Orthodox Easter service at the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow,

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Egyptian Coptic Pope Tawadros II leads prayers during the Easter Eve service at St. Mark's Cathedral in Cairo, Egypt, April 15, 2017.

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Two cardinals shelter from the rain as they attend Easter Mass, in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, April 16, 2017.