Easter, the single-most important day in the Christian faith, is rich with symbolism. Embraced for centuries, the symbols also include adaptations of non-Christian traditions and practices. Here ...

Photos: Holy week celebrated by Christians around the world Easter mass is one of the longest sessions of the Catholic mass. For some, the Easter Vigil begins after sunset on Saturday night or ...

Easter egg hunts and dyeing eggs have become common practices associated with Easter. Symbols like the eggs, chicks and Easter Bunny have religious roots, experts say.

With the end of March approaching and the start to April near, you may be thinking Easter Sunday is close. So, it may be surprising to realize that this year, Easter is actually closer to May ...

Easter Sunday is the "feast of feasts" in the Catholic Church, often referred to as the "greatest day of celebration", and it is preceded by a period of fasting, prayer, and penance during Lent ...

The symbols of Easter, such as bunnies and eggs, represent new life and fertility. Lent, the 40-day period leading up to Easter, is a time when Christians reflect on Jesus' sacrifice and prepare ...

Easter is this Sunday, April 20. But for many Christians, the Easter season has already been underway for weeks and won’t end until well after Sunday. Lent began on Ash Wednesday, which fell on ...

Four centuries later, Easter's date remains divisive. Some church leaders want that to change Western churches adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1582, while the Eastern Orthodox Church kept the ...

What to know before attending Orthodox or Catholic Easter services this weekend. For the first time in almost 10 years, Christians of all kinds will celebrate Easter on the same day ...

For more than 400 years, Catholic and Orthodox churches have used different ways to determine the date of Easter. But this Sunday will mark a special moment for Christians, as the churches ...