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An Orthodox clergyman holds holy fire to transfer to predominantly Orthodox countries from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed by many Christians to be the site of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem's old city after the traditional Holy Fire ceremony was called off amid coronavirus, Saturday, April 18, 2020. A few clergymen on Saturday marked the Holy Fire ceremony as the coronavirus pandemic prevented thousands of Orthodox Christians from participating in one of their most ancient and mysterious rituals at the Jerusalem church marking the site of Jesus' tomb. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Eastern Christians mark Easter in shuttered Jerusalem church

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FILE - In this March 29, 2020, file photo, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks during a media conference on the coronavirus at the Capitol in Frankfort, Ky. Kentucky's anti-abortion Attorney General Daniel Cameron is embracing the opportunity to regulate abortion clinics. State lawmakers gave Cameron that new power before ending this year's legislative session Wednesday, April 15, but he might not get to wield that authority. The bill goes to Beshear, and if he vetoes it, lawmakers won't have a chance to override him, as they did several times this week. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP, File)

Kentucky church that gathered in-person Easter sues over ban

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A priest of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Nazariy, wearing a face mask to protect against coronavirus, blesses family members on the Easter eve near their house in the village of Nove close to capital Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April, 18, 2020. All the Ukrainian churches have been closed for people because of COVID-19 outbreak, and believers wait for the priest right near their houses. For Orthodox Christians, this is normally a time of reflection, communal mourning and joyful release, of centuries-old ceremonies steeped in symbolism and tradition. But this year, Easter - by far the most significant religious holiday for the world's roughly 300 million Orthodox - has essentially been cancelled. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Orthodox churches empty for Easter amid pandemic

By MSTYSLAV CHERNOV - Associated Press

In this Monday, April 13, 2020, photo a priest takes part in a Holy Monday ceremony held without worshippers at the Athens Cathedral, in Greece, during a lockdown order by the government to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. For Orthodox Christians, this is normally a time of reflection and communal mourning followed by joyful release, of centuries-old ceremonies steeped in symbolism and tradition. But this year, Easter - by far the most significant religious holiday for the world's roughly 300 million Orthodox - has essentially been cancelled. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Coronavirus pandemic lockdown weighs heavily on Orthodox Christians during Easter

By Elena Becatoros and Daria Litvinova - Associated Press

4-year-old child dies from injuries sustained from tornado

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Easter Service Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Keeping the faith during COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons from Easter 2020

By Rick Warren

People gather at the Mount Davidson cross in San Francisco, Sunday, April 12, 2020. Mount Davidson's annual Easter Sunrise Service was canceled for San Francisco's shelter in place orders over coronavirus concers. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

In divergent Easter celebrations, prayers for virus victims

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

Pastor Nicolas Sanchez, right, and sacristan Bernabe Coreas, are reflected on a glass cross on the confessional booth, as they live-stream the celebration of Easter Vigil Mass at St. Patrick Church in North Hollywood, Calif., on Saturday, April 11, 2020. The COVID-19 measures also have changed the way people worship, with churches and synagogues closed and many Passover and Easter services streamed online. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Californians celebrate Easter online, in cars amid pandemic

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and DAISY NGUYEN - Associated Press

Pastor W.R. Starr II preaches during a drive-in Easter Sunday service while churchgoers listen from their cars in the parking lot at the Faith City Christian Center Sunday, April 12, 2020 in Kansas City, Kan. With coronavirus prevention measures shuttering houses of worship, pastors across the country are urging parishioners to use their cars to safely bring their communities closer together. Drive-in churches are popping up so worshipers can assemble. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Easter services limited in Kansas amid virus outbreak

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot wears a mask as she attends a news conference in Hall A of the COVID-19 alternate site at McCormick Place in Chicago, Friday, April 10, 2020. The "alternative care facility" is designed to relieve pressure on city hospitals from rapidly mounting COVID-19 cases. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Chicago, Midwest brace for coronavirus surge as U.S. death toll tops 20,000

By Kathleen Foody, Amy Forliti and Geir Moulson - Associated Press

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, talks at the Randall Davey Audubon Center on the outskirts of Santa Fe, N.M. on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. Grisham signed a shared stewardship pact with the U.S. Forest Service, aimed at a closer state-federal relationship when it comes to improving forest health and risk management related to wildfires and drought.(AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico governor, expands gatherings ban to churches on Easter eve

By Paul Davenport - Associated Press

Pope Francis presides over a solemn Easter vigil ceremony in St. Peter's Basilica empty of the faithful following Italy’s ban on gatherings to contain coronavirus contagion, at the Vatican, Saturday, April 11, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (Vatican News via AP)

Pope urges solidarity on an Easter of both joy, virus sorrow

By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press

Sorbs sing in front of a chapel in Gaseritz, eastern Germany, Sunday, April 12, 2020. Due to the coronavirus crisis the Easter riders processions was been canceled. Normally according to a more than hundred years old tradition men of the Sorbs, dressed in black tailcoats ride on decorated horses, proclaiming, singing and praying the message of Jesus' resurrection. The Sorbs are a Slavic German minority located near the German-Polish border. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

AP PHOTOS: Christians celebrate Easter remotely due to virus

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Paul Holdier passes out communion at a drive-in Easter service in Widefield, Colorado, on Sunday. (Associated Press)

Christians improvise Easter observations, activities

By Christopher Vondracek - The Washington Times

Rev. Shahid Mehraj leads an Easter Mass live-streamed from Cathedral Church of the Resurrection due to a government-imposed lockdown to help stop the spread of the new coronavirus, in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, April 12, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Christians mark solitary Easter Sunday amid coronavirus pandemic

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

In this Thursday, April 9, 2020 photo, Turkish police officers man a checkpoint to check people's ID due to measures against the spread of coronavirus in Ankara, Turkey. Turkey has charted its own course to navigate the coronavirus pandemic, with a more relaxed lockdown than its neighbours in Europe and the Middle East. Citing concerns about the economy, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has so far resisted calls for more drastic measures to stem the contagion.(AP Photo/Burthan Ozbilici)

Amid pandemic, Christians celebrate an Easter like no other

By DAVID CRARY and NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Donald Trump Easter message urges social distancing: ‘We’re getting rid of the plague’

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

A woman raises her hand during a drive-in Easter service held by the Relevant Church on Saturday, April 11, 2020, at the YMCA parking lot in Clover, S.C. The coronavirus has pushed the members of Relevant Church in Clover, South Carolina, out of their usual church setting. Impending bad weather made the church hold its Easter Sunday service on Saturday. (AP Photo/Sarah Blake Morgan)

Church displaced by virus moves Easter service to beat storm

By SARAH BLAKE MORGAN - Associated Press

A jogger crosses a deserted 4th Street as stay-at-home orders continue in California due to the coronavirus, Friday, April 10, 2020, in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Californians mostly staying home for Easter amid virus

By DAISY NGUYEN and DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

New Mexico governor adds church services to gatherings ban

By PAUL DAVENPORT - Associated Press