The countdown to the Orthodox Easter is set to begin on March 3, when Greece celebrates “Kathara Deftera,” Greek for “Clean ...

Lent ends with Holy Week and Easter Sunday, an important day in the Christian ... according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. USA Today adds that during Lent, Catholics and ...

Quick note: While these restaurants have announced that they will be open on Easter Sunday, it’s best to call ahead to confirm hours and make reservations where you can. Enjoy! Get Reader’s ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Pope Francis reaffirmed the Catholic ... and its witness, Easter would be celebrated on the first Sunday after the first ...

Easter Sunday falls on March 31 this year, and it will be here before you know it. There’s a lot that goes into planning an Easter celebration, like organizing Easter egg hunts, getting Easter ...

Listed by UNESCO as Intangible World Heritage, the country's Holy Week is one of the world’s most exuberant Easter ...

When Una Johnson arrived in the fall of 2023 at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, from her home in Washington ...

Celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Pope Francis reaffirmed the Catholic ... community and its witness, Easter would be celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon ...

Retailers may assume they will be able to trade on Easter Sunday, as they have for the past seven years, but that right has not yet been confirmed for 2025. Gisborne District Council’s existing ...

Except for the resurrection on Easter, Holy Thursday is possibly one of the most important, complex, and profound days of celebration in the Catholic Church. Holy Thursday celebrates the ...

How inestimable is the tenderness of Your Love! We pray You, Lord, to preserve Your servants in the peaceful enjoyment of this Easter happiness. We ask this through Jesus Christ Our Lord ...

Paul VI that if Eastern Christians agree on a way to determine a common date for Easter, the Catholic Church would accept it. Artificial intelligence or any other technology that worsens ...