The Vatican<br /><br /> Pope Francis has led the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics into Easter for the third time.<br /><br /> On Saturday (April 4), the pontiff used a vigil Mass at the Vatican to urge followers to shun indifference and boldly live their faith.<br /><br /> The Cross of Christ is not a defeat: the Cross is love and mercy.— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 3, 2015<br /><br /> As usual, he performed baptisms on late entries to the Church. <br /><br /> Among those being baptised were a 13-year-old Cambodian girl and a 66-year-old woman from Kenya – the country where al-Shabaab militants singled out Christians in a bloody attack on a university in the week leading up to Easter.<br /><br /> Bethlehem<br /><br /> In Bethlehem, Christian worshippers attended a traditional candle-lit vigil at the Church of the Nativity.<br /><br /> For believers, the service marks the first celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ after his crucifixion.<br /><br /> The faithful believe the church stands over Jesus’ birthplace, which is said to lie in a grotto beneath the holy bui
