A 6-year-old girl died and more than 30 people were injured on Sunday when the floor of a house hosting Easter services collapsed in the Paris suburb of Saint Denis, local officials said.
INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Fri. 06/04/12: According to Le Figaro, ECOWAS is the only organisation that could legitimately intervene in Mali to ensure stability now that the country is cut in two. But the French daily points out that the "white helmets" aren’t experienced or ready. Meanwhile, an egg shortage in Eastern Europe drives prices up jjust ahead of Easter.
FRENCH PAPERS, Mon., 25/4/2011: On this Easter Monday, Libération likens the pride of certain Catholics in France to the gay community, speaking of an increasing trend in celebrities "coming out" and publicly speaking about their faith.
Pope Benedict XVI used his traditional Easter message on Sunday to call for “diplomacy and dialogue” instead of arms in Libya, and “solidarity” with refugees from unrest across north Africa and the Middle East.
Pope Benedict XVI steered clear of the child abuse scandal that has rocked the Roman Catholic Church during his traditional Easter Sunday message. Prelates earlier rallied around the pontiff, dismissing criticism of the Church as "idle chatter".
In his traditional Easter "Urbi et Orbi" message, Pope Benedict XVI called for a renewed push for Israeli-Palestinian peace, weeks before he travels to the Holy Land for the first time as pontiff.
Easter Sunday holds a special significance for adventure cycling enthusiasts. It is the day for one of the world's toughest road bike challenges - the Paris Roubaix, aka 'Hell of the North' - infamous for its muddy, cobbled course.
Pope Benedict XVI led a series of masses to hail in the Easter holiday, as Italy continues to mourn the victims of a deadly earthquake in l'Aquila that killed nearly 300 people.
Members of a doomsday sect living in a cave since November in expectation of the end of the world are unlikely to emerge on Orthodox Easter, a regional official said according to news agency Interfax. (Report: S.Silke
Pope Benedict XVI pronounced his traditional "urbi et orbi" blessing from the St Peter's basilica in Rome on Sunday. The Christian holy date is also an occasion for celebration throughout the Middle East. (Report: C. Moore)
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