VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis celebrated a trimmed back Easter Vigil service Saturday after having reached out to Muslims and women during a Holy Week in which he began to put his mark on the Catholic Church.
Francis processed into a darkened and silent St. Peter's Basilica at the start of the service, in which the faithful recall the period between Christ's crucifixion on Good Friday and resurrection on Easter Sunday.
Three Vacations So Far This Year
The White House was shut down for visitors, to save about
$70,000 a week, after the sequester went into effect. The sequester
isn’t austerity, and even if it was, the White House remains far
from austere.
In the first three months of the year, members of the
first family have been on three vacations, averaging a vacation a
month. And now it's being reported that the first daughters are on
a spring break vacation in the Bahamas.
The Obamas began the new year in Hawaii. "President Obama departed
Hawaii this morning for Washington, after spending NINE days
vacationing with family and friends in his native state. Here’s a
quick look at how he spent his vacation," ABC reported on
January 6, 2013.
President Romney would likely be getting skewered by the press
for this.
h/t John
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