Easter is this Sunday, April 20. But for many Christians, the Easter season has already been underway for weeks and won’t end until well after Sunday. Lent began on Ash Wednesday, which fell on ...

Easter is this Sunday, April 20. But for many Christians, the Easter season has already been underway for weeks and won’t end until well after Sunday. Lent began on Ash Wednesday, which fell on ...

Easter mass is one of the longest sessions of the Catholic mass. For some, the Easter Vigil begins after sunset on Saturday night or early Sunday morning into the sunrise of Easter.

In the Catholic Church, the Easter Vigil is traditionally when those entering the Church are baptized, confirmed and receive their first Eucharist. Easter Sunday.

A Catholic church in Queens was engulfed in flames less than 24 hours before worshippers were set to gather for Easter Sunday mass. The fire broke out at Saint Edmund Church of the Holy Trinity ...

Although Easter Sunday is celebrated by most Christians, the largest denomination that observes Lent and Holy Week is the Roman Catholic Church, and according to the Diocese of Phoenix, there are ...

Easter falls on the first Sunday after the Paschal full moon, which is the first full moon occurring on or after March 21, ... Easter 2025: Key dates, background for Lent and Holy Week.

Colorado Catholic family prepares for an Easter homecoming 02:09. Colorado is home to more than 900,000 Catholics, ... This week they are marking Holy Week in preparation for Easter Sunday.

This weekend, thousands of people will flock to Easter Sunday Masses at Catholic Churches throughout the Chicago area. Many of these congregants have not walked into the darkened portals of a ...

Ash Wednesday marked the first day of Lent, one of five key periods on the Catholic liturgical calendar, along with Advent, Christmas, Easter, and Ordinary Time.

Many denominations observe celebrations during Holy Week leading up to Easter, marked by Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday. Here's what to know about Easter ...

How is Easter determined each year? Lent 2024 ends soon and Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday. What to know about Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, etc.