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 ...

Millions around the world continue to observe the 40-day period of Lent. Here's why some don't eat chicken on Fridays.

On the Gregorian calendar, used by most Christian denominations, Easter typically falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY ...

Easter Sunday in 2025 falls on April 20, commemorating Jesus Christ's resurrection. Good Friday, marking the crucifixion, occurs on April 18. Easter's date changes yearly, following the lunar ...

Good Friday will help mark the end of the Lenten season. Lent, Ash Wednesday, Easter, Good Friday, and other holidays surrounding the 40-day season are not on a set date, as the start of the ...

During the season of Lent, the Adult Forums will explore the Lord’s Prayer, one line at a time. This Sunday, the Rev. Phillip Wilson will lead a discussion about the fourth line, “Forgive Us Our Sins.

Ash Wednesday, which signals the 40-day period leading up to Easter called Lent, falls on March 5 this year. During Lent, some Christians give up a pleasure, such as sugary treats, wine or television.

Lent is the time before Easter during which the faithful abstain and fast in remembrance of the ultimate sacrifice Jesus made on Calvary. It is a 40-day time of preparation before Easter ...

"Dearest friends, let us live this Lent as a time of healing, all the more as it is the Jubilee," Francis said. "I too am experiencing it this way, in my soul and in my body." "That is why I give ...