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For Easter Sunday, to ensure everyone’s safety, some congregations took things outside.

The Easter and Passover holidays were accompanied Sunday by more relaxed restrictions on houses of worship and gatherings in New England, along with worries about the spread of COVID-19. Many houses of worship required congregants to RSVP for a limited number of in-person service seats. Others held outdoor ceremonies. And, as has been the case throughout the pandemic, many had…

In a sign of possible better days to come, a number of churches around the Bay State are holding in person Easter services after being unable to do this time last year.

Christianity’s most joyous feast day is being celebrated worldwide with worshippers spaced apart in pews and singing choruses of “Hallelujah” through face coverings for the second Easter Sunday in a row

State troopers from Connecticut, New Hampshire and Massachusetts teamed up to deliver a bunch of Easter goodies to a young girl who lost both her parents a few months ago. New Hampshire troopers included CT and MA officers in the special assignment which took place on Saturday. Troopers from NH met Eyvie a few months ago when both of her…

The annual underwater Easter egg hunt in the Florida Keys is also a fundraiser to help local children in need.

It feels more like late winter than spring in New England. Friday has been a day were the winter gear is a must if headed outdoors. A few snow showers developed in the evening due to a pool of cold air aloft that creates enough instability, coupled with a northwest wind and upslope snow that will continue in the summits….

An Australian Zoo is celebrating Easter by decorating the animal exhibits and welcoming in guests to join the festivities!

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker will travel to Florida “to attend to family matters,” according to a spokesperson, returning to the Bay State on Sunday. “The governor and the first lady will comply with all Massachusetts travel protocols,” the spokesperson said. Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito serves as acting governor when Baker is out of state. Baker traveled to Florida last month…

For a second year, Christians in the Holy Land are marking Good Friday without the mass pilgrimages usually seen in the Holy Week leading up to Easter because of the coronavirus

Boston Mayor Kim Janey on Thursday urged people to remain vigilant over the holiday weekend as COVID-19 cases continue to rise.

St. Patrick Parish in Stoneham, Massachusetts, has canceled Easter masses amid a coronavirus outbreak among staff and clergy, according to the pastor. Four office staff and one deacon have tested positive, according to Father Mario Orrigo, the pastor at St. Patrick, who explained that the numbers have grown since Monday. “I don’t want the parish to become an area...

Virtual services are now the norm for many churches, but after not being able to celebrate Easter in-person due to the pandemic last year, many houses of worship have gotten creative to ensure this year’s Holy Week experience is safe and fulfilling. “We found they’re craving it, so we’re trying to give them that opportunity, but at the same...

The latest crop of Easter candies are sweet, sour and some are even a little strange.

NASA engineer Al Chen, an MIT graduate, talks about some of the fun hidden surprises on the Mars Rover Perseverance for people here on Earth to discover.

Cadbury, one of the largest chocolate brands, is inviting pet owners to enter the third annual Cadbury Bunny Tryouts.

The cookie brand is bringing all the sprinkles for spring.

After a month in crisis mode, governors across the U.S. face their next challenge in the coronavirus pandemic: When and how to lift restrictions designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and return to something approaching normal life.

A Virginia pastor who told his congregants, “God is larger than this dreaded virus” died of COVID-19 the day before Easter, his church said. The New Deliverance Evangelistic Church, in North Chesterfield, Virginia, right outside Richmond, announced the death of Bishop Gerald O. Glenn in an Easter Sunday address by Bryan Nevers, a church elder. “The first thing I asked God is, ‘Why?’”...

President Donald Trump is anxious to put the pandemic and its crippling economic crisis behind him ahead of the election in November, discussing with aides when social distancing can be rolled back. A team, expected to be formally announced as early as Tuesday, has begun meeting behind closed doors in the West Wing to tackle another matter paramount to the...