EASTER

One Direction, Simon Cowell's British boy band, is heating up. The band's popularity is skyrocketing as the boys gain more and more fans worldwide. But with fame often comes troubles and One Direction has already had a few, one of them involving fellow boy band The Wanted.

Hundreds of grown children gathered in Washington Square Park Saturday for the city's seventh annual Pillow Fight Day. The fluffy free-for-all began at 3 p.m. and for three hours, Washington Square Park was turned into an epic and feathery battle field. The annual NYC event was organized by a group called NewMindSpace, that declared this year's Pillow Fight to be bunny-themed, in honor of Easter weekend. The pillow fight takes place in over 150 cities worldwide, and thousands participate e...

200 Gosling-themed Easter eggs were hidden in New York City on Sunday. But Gosling himself had nothing to do with it.

GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney had a relaxing Easter this past weekend at his California beach home, dabbling in a bit of boogie boarding, Easter egg painting and tag with the kids as seen in photos that have been passed around on the Internet.

Nigerian rebels Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the Easter day bombing that killed up to three dozen people in the northern city of Kaduna.

Duchess of Cornwall Camilla got a nice surprise for Easter from her mother in law Queen Elizabeth II: a new title!

From carrot-themed headpieces to little pups donning Easter bunny ears, everyone got in on the fun.

Christians from around the world gathered in thousands to commemorate the joyous occasion of Easter, staring with the ceremonial vigil service Saturday night.

Easter is tomorrow, find out a little bit more about the Easter Bunny who will be coming to visit.

Easter is celebrated all around the world by Christians as a day of Christ's resurrection after his crucifixion on Good Friday and by many other cultures as day to honor Eastre, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring.The moveable feast of Easter is the first Sunday after the full moon which happens on or after March 21, following the northern hemisphere's Spring Equinox.The celebrations all over the world normally include attending church, coloring Easter eggs, Easter bunnies, chocolate...

In an emotionally charged prayer during a pre-Easter Mass, cancer-stricken Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez pleaded with Jesus to spare his life, since he has more to do for the country. 57-year-old socialist leader attended the mass on Thursday after returning from his latest session of cancer treatment in Cuba.

Tim Tebow will be speaking his faith in a public setting for Easter minus the frenzy of the New York media surrounding him--this occasion being in Georgetown, Texas in front of what is expected to be a crowd of about 20,000 families.

Many a child at Easter has been puzzled by the mechanics of a rabbit laying eggs. While it's hard to logically dissect the origins of the Easter Bunny, other symbols of the holiday have some scientific significance.

Easter 2012 is on Sunday, Apr. 8.

Easter is synonymous with Peeps, the sugary marshmallow candy everyone loves to eat. But how are these confections made?

What does Easter, a religious holiday in Christianity, have to do with an egg-laying Easter bunny? In honor of the tradition of the Easter Bunny, and its long history for the holiday, here is a gallery of the best photos of children not too happy to be photographed with Peter Cottontail.

Easter 2012 has arrived, and while the tradition of boiling and decorating eggs may seem self-explanatory there are plenty of tips and tricks to help make the perfect egg.

Tim Tebow will be the special guest at an Easter service in Texas that is expected to draw a crowd of nearly 30,000.

Which celebs will be observing the holy days?

Viernes Santo is today. Here is a breakdown of the best ways to celebrate Good Friday.

While Easter is one of two important religious holiday celebrations in Christianity, Easter egg hunts are arguably the best part about celebrating the Easter tradition, aside from the chocolate bunnies, of course, that doesn't involve religion whatsoever. View the slideshow to see photos of Easter Eggs Hunts and Rolls celebrated around the world leading up to Easter 2012.