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

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40-day period in which Christians worldwide observe a period of reflection, prayer ...

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

Holy Week Services All Saints Episcopal Church ... noon and 7 p.m. March 26: Easter vigil, 7 p.m. March 27: Easter Sunday, 8 and 10 a.m. Caldwell United Methodist Church: 824 E.

Holy Week is the same in the eastern and western Church, but because eastern Christians use the Julian Calendar to calculate Easter, the celebrations occur at different times. However, the ...

Pope Francis indicated that the Catholic Church was willing to accept a common date for celebrating Easter in the West and the East.

Pope Francis emphasized that hope is “always possible” in Jesus Christ during an ecumenical vespers service marking the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

Pope Francis has renewed his proposal for the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church to have a common date to celebrate Holy ...

Easter is the most important festival in the Christian calendar ... In 2024 Easter Sunday is on 31 March. The week leading up to Easter is called Holy Week. This is the Sunday before Easter ...