(The Orthodox Christian community follows the Julian calendar and celebrates later than Catholic and Protestant communities.) Palm Sunday recalls the story in Christian Scripture of Jesus' entry into ...

The holiday's date is determined by the spring equinox and full moon cycle. On the Gregorian calendar (the one we use), ...

Ash Wednesday begins the Christian season of Lent. The 6-week period is a tectonic time of year leading up to Easter. What we ...

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

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

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Christians during Palm Sunday procession in Kisumu. [Michael Mute, Standard] Christians ...

The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines ... Jerome Secillano underscored the importance of opening oneself to Jesus on Palm Sunday, rather than merely bringing the traditional palaspas ...

This year, the Jewish holiday of Passover begins before sundown on Saturday, April 12, 2025, and ends after nightfall on Sunday, April 20. The eight-day Jewish holiday of Passover commemorates the ...

Holy Saturday marks the end of the Lenten season on April 19, it is a time to mourn the death of Jesus and to prepare for his ...

"It's deeper than abstaining from ice cream," said Fr. Bill Swichtenberg of St. Mary Catholic Community in Appleton.