• UK's Channel 5 Buys Right To Broadcast The Bible TV Series

  The U.S. mini-series The Bible was a No. 1 show on all of Sunday night cable television in America since its first installment in February till Easter garnering more than 10 million viewers on The History Channel each weekend.

  

• Obama: Holy Land Visit Before Easter 'Brings Scripture to Life'

  President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden hosted Friday morning around 150 Christian leaders from across the country at a White House prayer breakfast. Obama shared his reflection on his recent trip to the Holy Land.

  

• Jesus Portrait Taken Down In Ohio Middle School After Legal Threats

  A Jesus portrait that has hung in a southern Ohio middle school for more than 60 years, was taken down Wednesday, for fears of potential costs from a federal lawsuit filed by a student and two parents against its display.

  

• Pope Francis Easter Message (FULL TEXT)

  In his Easter Sunday message, Pope Francis called for world peace, mentioning the Middle East, and particularly between Israelis and Palestinians; in Africa: Mali, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic. Also in the Korean peninsula that disagreements be overcome and a renewed spirit of reconciliation grow. Pope Francis delivered the message in Italian from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica. The following is the official English translation provided by the

• Pope's First Easter Message Calls for “Peace in the World”

  On Easter Sunday 2013, Pope Francis delivered the first “Urbi et Orbi” message-- Latin for to the city and the world-- calling for peace in various conflicts around the world.