A new bill proposing Good Friday as Utah's newest legal holiday is introduced to Utah Legislature. What do faith leaders have to say?

We share plenty of facts about the Good Friday meaning, history, traditions and more below ... to show their sorrow. Catholic churches strip their altars bare and muffle their bells as a sign of ...

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has visited Pope Francis in the hospital and says he’s “alert and responsive” and full of good ...

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

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the season of Lent that leads up to Good Friday and Easter. What to know about the day.

King cake — a colorful brioche cake with a good luck plastic baby inside — is eaten around Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras but can ...

Mardi Gras is rooted in the traditions of various cultures ... Members of the Catholic Church, ages 18 to 59, are required to observe Lent and fast on Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are ...

Reports claim Vatican officials are rehearsing Pope Francis’ funeral amid his pneumonia battle, while the ailing pontiff ...

At Olde Tyme Grocery in Lafayette, their celebrated fried crawfish po’boys are sold exclusively on Fridays during Lent.

The Catholic Church maintains two separate departments ... medieval blood libel), “perfidious” Jews (the pre-1959 Good Friday liturgy), “Christ-killers” (pre-Vatican II catechetics ...

My family is Irish, and I pretty much know the country like the back of my hand after decades of visits. Beyond Dublin, go to ...