Americas mark Easter holy week

A boy receives an Easter basket at a Good Friday Easter event sponsored by the Los Angeles Mission to help the homeless and near-homeless of Skid Row in Los Angeles, California, April 18, 2014. The homeless population in Los Angeles County rose 15 percent from 2011 to 2013 to nearly 53,800, according to a report from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The largest and densest concentration live in the downtown streets of Skid Row. [Photo/Agencies]