In Pictures: Millions join Easter Sunday celebrations around the world

St Peter’s Square at the Vatican is filled with worshippers for Easter Sunday Mass (Alessandra Tarantino/AP)

Despite concerns around his health, Pope Francis was on good form to lead celebrations across the world on Easter Sunday.

Pope Francis celebrates Easter Mass in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican (Alessandra Tarantino/AP)

Francis had pulled out of events in the run-up to Easter, hoping to conserve his energy for one of the biggest celebrations in the Christian calendar (Alessandra Tarantino/AP)

A faithful prays in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican (Andrew Medichini/AP)

In Tudela, northern Spain, a young girl, secured by a harness, floats in the air during the Easter Sunday ceremony ‘Descent of the Angel’ (Alvaro Barrientos/AP)

Nadie Pardo was chosen for the role in the Tudela ceremony, which is a key part of Holy Week (Alvaro Barrientos/AP)

In West Bengal, India, a young girl lights a candle as Christian families remember their loved ones and put flowers on their graves early on Easter Sunday (Bikas Das/AP)

Pakistani Christians hold candles as they attend midnight Easter Mass at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Karachi (Fareed Khan/AP)

In the Old City of Jerusalem, Easter Sunday Mass took place at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and rose from the dead (Leo Correa/AP)

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, led Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Leo Correa/AP)

Pierbattista Pizzaballa kisses the Stone of Unction, which is traditionally claimed as the stone where Jesus’s body was prepared for burial (Leo Correa/AP)