When it comes to pulling Catholics into pews, Christmas rites top the list – followed by a tie between Easter, the Christian calendar’s most joyous day, and Ash Wednesday, which is the most ...

Only 10 days are left until the end of Lent, an annual 40-day Christian period leading up to Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

Know the dates for the end of Lent, Holy Week and Easter Sunday in 2025. Why does Easter start late this year?

As the midday sun filtered through the colorful stained-glass windows depicting scenes from the Bible, including the crucifixion and resurrection, sounds of the organ filled the wooden sanctuary with ...

When is Easter Sunday date in 2025? Why is Easter so late this year? What day does Lent end? What we know on Holy Week, Palm ...

Observed by Catholics for centuries, Lent marks the 40 days leading up to Easter, often involving prayer, fasting and ...

In 2025, Easter will take place on Sunday, April 20. On this day, Christians around the world will gather at church services, ...

Ash Wednesday is the first of a 40-day period of fasting, prayer and contemplation known as Lent. Some Christians attend services to pray and be anointed with a cross of ash on their foreheads and ...

Easter is usually observed on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25, according to the Almanac. In the Eastern Orthodox Church it can be observed between April 4 and May 8. In 2025 Easter is on Sunday ...

This year's Lent is drawing to a close, with just over a week left. See the remaining days and why Christians observe the 40-day period.

The disgraced former cardinal -- who was laicized in 2019 after being convicted of sexual misconduct in a canonical trial -- ...