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Associated Press Jackie Mason, seen here in 1987, is a tart-tongued stand-up comedian best known for skewering politically correct sacred cows. At 74, he's not slowing down.
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Associated Press photographs Ennis McLin walks Thursday through the remains of Lakeview United Methodist Church, destroyed the day before by a tornado near Tanner, Ala.
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Activist Anna Hazare, 73, stages a hunger strike against corruption in New Delhi. He has called for a panel to investigate corruption.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Anti-corruption demonstrators block traffic earlier this month in Ahmadabad, India. Thousands have protested, courts are pursuing high-level prosecutions, and tougher anti-corruption laws are in the works.
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After Tuesday's service for Chernobyl disaster victims at St. Elias Cathedral near the nuclear power plant site in Ukraine, (from left) Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Ukrainian Orthodox Metropolitan Vladimir and Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych ring bells in memory of the victims.
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Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl, the archbishop of Washington, urged Catholics to rejuvenate their faith and share it with others. "We are not just bystanders. We're invited to share in Christ's new life," he said. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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President Obama departs the White House on his way to attend services at Shiloh Baptist Church in D.C.'s Shaw neighborhood. (Associated Press)
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Wearing her Sunday best, 5-year-old Mercedes Webster walks down the church steps after Easter Mass at the historic Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle on Rhode Island Avenue in the District. The service, attended by an overflow congregation, focused largely on Scripture. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Michelle Schlesinger of Baltimore prays Sunday after receiving Communion during Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle. Ms. Schlesinger was in town spending the Easter holiday with her sister, who lives in Washington. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Lisa Miller was last seen with her daughter in Nicaragua, according to the FBI. She became a devout Christian and said she didn't want the girl raised in a homosexual home. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** The faithful crowd St. Peter's Square at the Vatican during an Easter Mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday, April 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS President Obama (center seated) and others lower their heads during an Easter prayer breakfast with Christian leaders in the East Room of the White House. Leading the prayer at the lectern is Vashti Murphy McKenzie, bishop at African Methodist Episcopal Church.
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The Easter Bunny will be the star of the opening ceremony Monday for the White House Easter Egg Roll. (Photograph provided by the White House)
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**FILE** William Rusher attends the American Conservative Union's Conservative Century dinner at the Washington Hilton in 1999. (The Washington Times)
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Egyptians chant slogans as they protest the government in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Friday, April 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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Graphic of "Jihad 2.0" in the Spring 2011 edition of the al Qaeda English-language magazine "Inspire"
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Protesters walk away from the Herndon office of Rep. Frank R. Wolf on Monday after a press conference about the Dulles Metrorail project. The protesters, many union members, are upset that Mr. Wolf wants the Phase II contracts to be reopened to more bids rather than using a project labor agreement (PLA). (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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A Libyan rebel fighter reads his Koran next to a tank of the pro-Gadhafi forces that was destroyed near Ajdabiya, Libya. The loyal forces have changed their tactics since NATO airstrikes began. (Associated Press)
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Glen Passner (front) and Craig Ownes, volunteers with N.C. Baptist Men, examine damage in Raleigh, N.C., on Sunday. A pine tree cut through the upper level of the house. (Associated Press)
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Yolanda King, 3, the only grandchild of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and her mother, Arndrea King, rang a liberty bell at Friday's re-opening ceremony for the restored sanctuary at historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. (Associated Press)
