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In a patriarchal Easter message, which will be read from the church pulpit on the holiday of Resurrection of Christ, Bulgarian Patriarch Neophyte will address all orthodox Christians.

In his Urbi et Orbi message delivered on Easter Day 2020, in the midst of a pandemic and with a Resurrection celebrated in churches without believers, Pope Francis said: "Today, the proclamation of the Church resounds throughout the world: "Jesus Christ is risen! - Truly He is risen!," writes Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archbishop of Bucharest Aurel Perca in his Easter Pastoral Letter.

Turkish police have seized a 13th-century painting depicting the crucifixion of Jesus, security sources said on Feb. 19.