Lent, the 40-day period of prayer and fasting before Easter, ends this Thursday, April 17, 2025. Holy Week, the most important week in Catholicism, includes Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, ...

Easter is an opportunity to celebrate life and all that is good. Hart was a precious gift to us. He was a very precious gift ...

Here's what you need to know about what's open today in North Carlina and why Good Friday and Easter move every year.

Shewanda Riley reflects on the importance of personal growth and spiritual discipline during Lent, inspired by a surprise ...

No Pope has set foot in China, but Francis wants that to change. Critics say the cost of doing deals with Beijing has already ...

Easter, the greatest festival of the Christian church, com­memorates the resurrection of Jesus. It is a movable feast; that is, it is not always held on the same date. In AD 325 the church council of ...

In many countries, Easter is still the day of days. But in America, we're all about Christmas -- divested, mostly, of its religious trappings.

Father Harry Quadros, assistant parish priest at St John the Evangelist Church, Marol, Andheri East, said that the theme for ...

Religious leaders have delivered their traditional Easter messages.

The tradition dates as far back as 601 AD, when 64th leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Gregory cemented the Lent as ...

After six Fridays of not eating meat, Christians observing Lent are nearly at the finish line. The 40-day season of prayer comes to an end this week just ahead of the Easter holiday. The period ...