Officials in charge want to ensure that Pope Benedict's successor is installed well in time for the liturgical celebrations at Easter, the most important date in the church's calendar, the BBC's David Willey reports form Rome.

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Before the meeting, Mr Adams said he was going to ask Mr Mandelson how he intended to revive the political institutions before Easter, the time agreed on as a target date by the British and Irish governments.

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The reliquary floats are adorned with ornate, flower-decked wooden statues, most of which date from the late eighteenth century and depict the Easter story.

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And the other, Davies's only victory in charge to date, came at home to promotion-chasing Darlington over Easter.

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Saturday's car ban caused much consternation among fans, who were already unhappy about the decision to switch the date of one of Britain's premier sporting events from mid-July to Easter.

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No trial date has yet been set, and it is not expected to open until after the Easter break in mid April.

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And the week after Easter is rather special for Dr George Carey too, it's the 10th anniversary of the date he took over as Archbishop of Canterbury, ten years, Leader of the Anglican Church world-wide as well of course.

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