Christians typically celebrate Jesus’s resurrection each spring on Easter Sunday, participating in Easter traditions like ...

“‘It is finished’; and he bowed his head and handed over his spirit.” On Good Friday, the entire Church fixes her gaze on the Cross at Calvary. Each member of the Church tries to ...

Easter 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 early as ...

Here’s when Ash Wednesday, Lent, Good Friday and Easter 2025 are, their origins and why the dates they fall on change every year. The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fast ...

Here's what we know about Easter, when Ash Wednesday is, Lent's start and end, Maundy Thursday, celebrating Good Friday and more in 2025: Easter 2025 will be celebrated on Sunday, April 20 ...

The Church also teaches that Good Friday is a day of fasting and abstinence. For Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59, one full meal and two small meals are recommended. All Catholics older ...