For more than 400 years, Catholic and Orthodox churches have used different ways to determine the date of Easter. But this Sunday will mark a special moment for Christians, as the churches ...

The alignment of Easter in Western and Eastern branches of Christianity, along with a 1,700-year anniversary, have renewed calls for a single common date.

While the Easter holiday often involves eggs, bunnies and pastels, this holiday bears a deeper meaning with Holy Week days like Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday. The Christian ...

What to know before attending Orthodox or Catholic Easter services this weekend. For the first time in almost 10 years, Christians of all kinds will celebrate Easter on the same day ...

Faithful gather to attend the Catholic Easter Sunday Mass led by Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, April 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) ...

Easter, the principal festival of the Christian church year, celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his Crucifixion. The origins of Easter date to the beginnings of ...

West Baltimore Catholic churches celebrate first Easter since mergers, closures ‘I see Easter as a time of resurrection for us all, to remind [parishoners] that the faith is still in them.

First Easter since Baltimore-area Catholic parishes merged, church buildings closed. Sunday marked the first Easter since the Archdiocese of Baltimore's Seek the City to Come plan went into effect.

Four centuries later, Easter's date remains divisive. Some church leaders want that to change Western churches adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1582, while the Eastern Orthodox Church kept the ...

For more than 400 years, Catholic and Orthodox churches have used different ways to determine the date of Easter. But this Sunday will mark a special moment for Christians, as the churches ...

For more than 400 years, Catholic and Orthodox churches have used different ways to determine the date of Easter. But this Sunday will mark a special moment for Christians, as the churches ...