Easter will be in late April this year, making it one of the latest possible dates for the holiday. Here's how the date for ...

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

For non-Christians, it's a time to hunt for colorful eggs left by the Easter bunny. This year, Easter will be celebrated on April 20. But the date varies each year. Here's a look at why that changes ...

Much of the Easter season occurs in the second quarter of 2025. Nonetheless, the 47 days following Fat Tuesday will come as ...

According to Christian teachings, Jesus was crucified, died, and was buried and on the third day after his death — Easter Sunday — he rose from the dead. Here's a list of key dates this year. Easter ...

Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, will be celebrated on Wednesday, March 5 this year. More: What will spring be like in ...

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 ...

When determining the date of Easter, the church uses what’s known as “ecclesiastical dates,” with the spring equinox always ...

Easter's date is determined by the spring equinox and lunar cycle, causing it to shift yearly. In 2025, it falls on one of ...

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

The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter – starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on ...

Lent ends with Holy Week and Easter Sunday, an important day in the Christian calendar that honors the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ after his crucifixion on the cross, per BBC. Unlike ...