Good Friday falls during Holy Week ... Traditions include removing leavened products from homes, synagogue service and family ...

No Mass is celebrated on this day, but the service of Good Friday is called the Mass of the Presanctified because Communion (in the species of bread) which had already been consecrated on Holy ...

Millions around the world continue to observe the 40-day period of Lent. Here's why some don't eat chicken on Fridays.

Good Friday 2025 takes place on Friday, April 18, and many Americans will observe the day by fasting and attending a religious service. But that doesn’t mean it’s a traditional bank holiday. Here’s ...

Pope Francis presided over a Good Friday service in St Peter's Basilica ahead of a night-time procession at Rome's Colosseum for the most sombre day in the Christian calendar, marking Jesus' death ...

Now that spring has arrived, the Easter bunny can't be far behind. The religious observances of Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter will take place in April this year. Lent started on Ash Wednesday, ...

Easter season comes late this year, including Ash Wednesday and the Lenten season leading up to Good Friday. Unlike many other holidays, the Easter holiday dates change every year. It can be as ...

Here’s everything you need to know about Good Friday. Good Friday is always the Friday before Easter Sunday and it falls later for 2025 than it did for 2024. The date changes every year ...