The Easter Vigil, also known as the Paschal Vigil, is a candle lit, incense infused liturgy in traditional Christian churches ...

Almost all English dioceses reported a significant increase in both catechumens and candidates at the Rite of Election at the ...

No one knows exactly when the Easter Rock ceremony started or why, but it's said the tradition started before the Civil War.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressed his warm wishes for the Easter holiday, emphasizing the importance of freedom in ...

Over one million Romanians celebrate their name day on April 23, honoring Saint George (Sfântului Gheorghe in Romanian), one ...

Schenck will then build a fire at the back of the church, before lighting the Easter candle and carrying it ... a ...

On the Saturday before Easter, thousands of Christians gather in the dark and cavernous Church of the Holy Sepulcher for a ...

A longtime Vatican correspondent shares his insights on the legacy of Pope Francis, a populist leader who sought to bring the ...

Thousands of pilgrims normally flock to Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulcher—the traditional location for Jesus’ crucifixion, burial, and resurrection—to witness the ‘miracle’ of Holy Fire. The ...

Tradition is trending. Nationally and locally, a younger generation is skipping brunch to spend Sunday morning inside ...

This Easter, the 400 or so members of Christ Church Glendale were met with one of the its most monumental changes ever.