[ singing ] prayers of the faithful christians all over the world celebrate easter sunday while a dark clouds hangs over the catholic church. good evening and happy easter. i m maureen umeh. today is the day christians believe god saved them from their sins. archbishop donald rural celebrated the holiest day on the calendar with the church filled to capacity. in jerusalem services were held at the guarded tomb where christians believe jesus was buried on good friday. today was made more special that easter fell on both days for the jewish orthodox and christian day of easter. and mass brings tens of thousands of catholics from all over the world. this easter comes in the midst of a difficult struggle for the catholic church. upon ben pope benedict xvi is under scrutiny. tisha thompson reports. [ singing ] reporter: it was a standing room crowd at the basilica as washington s archbishop got straight to the point. we want to keep in our prayers anyone that has been ha