Catholic and Orthodox — fall on the same date, April 20, due to the alignment of the Julian and Gregorian calendars.

Easter falls on the first Sunday after the full moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox. This year, Easter is Sunday, ...

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

Wesley Hill’s small volume about Easter is a beautiful and useful invitation to be shocked anew by the central event of our faith.

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

When the weather starts to cool and the chocolate eggs and hot cross buns fill the grocery stores, it can only mean one thing, Easter is fast approaching. Easter has always been my favourite time of ...

This year, the spring equinox falls on Thursday, March 20. Easter is Sunday, April 20. Lent, a 40-day-period of prayer and ...

Easter is Sunday, April 20. Lent, a 40-day-period of prayer and fasting in Christian religions, begins on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, and ends on Thursday, April 17, 2025, also known as Maundy ...

Celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Pope Francis reaffirmed the Catholic Church's willingness to accept a proposal for a common date for celebrating Easter in the West and the East.

VATICAN CITY — Celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Pope Francis reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s willingness to accept a proposal for a common date for celebrating Easter in the West ...

Easter eggs, or resurrection eggs, do have their roots in pagan traditions during the spring equinox however, over time, they've come to be part of the Christian holiday celebrating eternal life in ...