That brings us to 2025, which will see a remarkable coincidence: Both the Eastern and Western will hold Easter on the same ...

Pope Francis reiterated the official position taken by St. Paul VI that if Eastern Christians agree on a way to determine a common date for Easter, the Catholic Church would accept it. Artificial ...

39 1238 The baptismal water is consecrated by a prayer of epiclesis (either at this moment or at the Easter Vigil ... not yet in full communion with the Catholic Church: "For men who believe ...

Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, falls on April 18, 2025. The holiday remembers the day that Jesus Christ suffered and ...

Have mercy, victor King, ever reigning! Amen. Alleluia” (Easter sequence). “If Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain…your faith is futile and ...

Pope Francis reaffirms Catholic Church's willingness to accept a common date for Easter in the West and East, highlighting ...

Much of the Easter season occurs in the second quarter of 2025. Nonetheless, the 47 days following Fat Tuesday will come as ...

Easter is a few months away, but several other religious holidays, like Ash Wednesday, are coming up. Here's when Fat Tuesday ...

Lent ends with Holy Week and Easter Sunday, an important day in the Christian calendar ... according to the United States ...

Easter is fast approaching. For Christians, it's a time to celebrate their belief in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. For non-Christians, it's a time to hunt for colorful eggs left by the Easter ...

Easter is a highly anticipated spring holiday, celebrated with a season of religious observations and traditions that millions across the world observe each year. On Easter, Christians commemorate ...