Easter 2014: Amid celebrations, tension in Jerusalem and prayers in Boston

Story by the Associated Press; curated by Oliver Darcy. — VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is celebrating Christianity's most joyous day, Easter Sunday, under sunny skies in St. Peter's Square. Christ is risen! Alleluia!

So there's a bunny, who lays eggs, which kids are sometimes sent out to find, or are given in a basket to eat. But what, many ask, does that have to do with the Christian holiday of Easter? Some of those holiday traditions can be traced back to

Story by the Associated Press; curated by Oliver Darcy. — VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is celebrating Christianity's most joyous day, Easter Sunday, under sunny skies in St. Peter's Square. Christ is risen! Alleluia!

So there's a bunny, who lays eggs, which kids are sometimes sent out to find, or are given in a basket to eat. But what, many ask, does that have to do with the Christian holiday of Easter? Some of those holiday traditions can be traced back to

the needy close to home. (VATICAN CITY) — Celebrating Easter Sunday, Christianity's most joyous and hopeful day, Pope Francis prayed for peace in Ukraine and Syria and for an end to the terrorist attacks in Nigeria that have targeted so many