The First Day of Spring is here and the spring holidays for 2025 are near: Lent, Easter, Good Friday, and Passover dates.

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 ...

Easter Sunday will be celebrated on April 20th in 2025 for both Catholic and Orthodox Christians. Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, falls on March 5th and is a day of fasting and reflection.

As we head into the end of March, you may be anticipating the arrival of Easter. But it won't be here for several more weeks.

In 2025 Lent ends on April 17, known as Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday, the day before Good Friday. This year, Easter falls on April 20.

On the Gregorian calendar (the one we use), Easter is the first Sunday after the Paschal full moon, according to Catholic Answers — the first full moon on or after March 21. Easter always falls ...

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy blesses more than 800 catechumens, candidates, godparents, sponsors, and family members catechumens and candidates who attended the March 16, 2025 Rite of Election and Call ...

I am grateful to God for his call and for the response of so many people. Our church – our family – is growing immensely, and ...

Lent is a time of preparation and self-recognition prior to Easter. According to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the 40-day season is centered around prayer, fasting, almsgiving ...