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Through centuries and across cultures, the holiday’s iconic customs have been built upon with the help of storytelling. And the cotton-tailed creature that leaves us chocolate and eggs has a longer tale.

On what is supposed to be Christianity’s most joyful day, Pope Francis made an anguished Easter Sunday plea for peace in the “senseless” war in Ukraine and in other armed conflicts raging in the world….

It’s a season of major holy days for several faiths as well, occurring in a brighter mood than a year ago.