on saturday evening, the 85 year old pontiff will hold the easter vigil. that will be followed by easter mass on sunday morning. there, he will perform the traditional urbi et 0rbi blessing. in the french capital, paris, people congregated outside notre dame on the third anniversary of the fire which devastated the famous cathedral. an army of workers is racing to clear layers of soot and restore the building in time for its scheduled reopening for the 2024 olympics. around 700,000 people prayed during the way of the cross in the polish town of kalwaria zebrzydowska. the town is known as polish jerusalem. the tradition of its easter celebrations goes back to the 17th century. and in the czech republic town ceske budejovice, marchers disguised in white masks walked with wooden rattles to mark the christian holiday. tradition has it that the noise of the rattles is supposed
nearby, it s a special day for christians. thousands have come for easter and to walk the traditional way of the cross. it s incredible. it s a miracle to be here and to share this holy friday with all the people and to pray for everybody. we pray here for the peace. but for now, those prayers aren t answered. the overlapping religious holidays were always going to raise tensions here in the old city. people of different faiths are celebrating, but these narrow streets feel more on edge after the recent deadly violence and today s clashes. elsewhere in jerusalem, a jewish ritual. families are burning the bread, banned during passover, which begins tonight. elana says the holiday s overshadowed by attacks in israel, which have killed 14 people. you can t help thinking what will be the passover experience of those families who weren t
expecting to have one person less at their table? and it s really a national pain. this should be a joyful time for palestinians and israelis, but instead it s an uneasy one. the lesson from history is that confrontations which start inside these ancient walls can easily slide into a wider conflict. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. twitter s board of directors has announced the company is taking action to fend off a hostile takeover bid from the billionaire elon musk. the firm said it had adopted a shareholder rights plan which would make it difficult for mr musk to increase his stake in twitter beyond 15%. england men s cricket captain joe root has stepped his position had been in doubt since a humiliating 4 0 drubbing in the ashes, followed by defeat at the hands of the west indies.
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