WHITFIELD: Families all over the world are celebrating Passover and Easter Sunday. And America's first family, well, they're sharing their holiday observance online. In this way, White house photographer Pete Souza posting this photo of the Obama's on instagram and of course you can see the family there including their dogs, Bo, and Sunny, the beautiful cherry blossoms in the rose garden. This Easter Sunday, Pope Francis is asking for an end the bloodshed in Iraq and Syria and praying for students who were massacred this week Kenya, thousands of faithful Christians packed into St. Peter's square to hear the pope's annual Easter message. Senior international correspondent Ben Wedeman is in Rome.</s>BEN WEDEMAN, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: It's supposed to be a holiday of celebration, when Christians mark the resurrection of Jesus, but the weather in St. Peter's square was cool and rainy, the spirit of Easter this year marred by violence, most recently in Kenya, where militants from the Somali islamist group al shabaab slaughtered almost 150 mostly Christian students at garissa university. Pope Francis marking his third Easter as pontiff, prayed for peace, in Kenya, Iraq, Syria, in the holy land, in Libya, in Yemen, in Nigeria, Sudan, democratic republic of Congo and in Ukraine. Translator: We ask peace for Syria, Iraq, that the roar of arms may cease and that peaceful relations may be restored. Among the various groups which make up those beloved countries. May the international community not stand by before the immense humanitarian tragedy unfolding in these countries, and the drama of the numerous refugees.</s>WEDEMAN: Clearly, his mind occupied by war and rumors of war the world over. He did, however, end his Easter address on a slightly lighter note, asking all of those present to pray for him and wishing one and all a good Easter lunch. Ben Wedeman, CNN, Rome.</s>WHITFIELD: Watch the season finale of "Finding Jesus" at 9:00 on CNN. We're back in a moment.
Celebrating Passover and Easter Sunday.