Amid virus, world's Christians mark an Easter like no other

by GEIR MOULSON and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press

Sun, April 12th 2020, 3:47 PM UTC

Pope Francis, small white figure at center left, delivers his blessing during Easter Sunday Mass inside an empty St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Sunday, April 12, 2020. (Andreas Solaro/Pool Photo via AP)

A security guard stands in front of a banner as residents clap and sing from their windows to pay tribute to health workers, essential personnel and security forces during an enhanced community quarantine to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in Manila, Philippines, Sunday, April 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

A woman wearing a face mask looks out of a window near the Vatican where Pope Francis was celebrating an Easter Mass inside an empty St. Peter's Basilica, Sunday, April 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

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Pope Francis, small white figure at center left, delivers his blessing during Easter Sunday Mass inside an empty St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Sunday, April 12, 2020. (Andreas Solaro/Pool Photo via AP)

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