What is Easter 2026? What is the Easter Sunday date this year? When does Lent end? What we know on Palm Sunday, Maundy ...

Spring is right around the corner, which means many important religious dates are coming up. Here's what to know.

Bishop Mark Bartchak will preside at the upcoming Easter observances at both diocesan Cathedrals. Good Friday, April 18, is the one day of the year when the Mass is not celebrated in the Catholic ...

VATICAN CITY -- Celebrating Easter Sunday, Christianity's most joyous and hopeful day, Pope Francis prayed for peace in Ukraine and Syria and for an end to the terrorist attacks in Nigeria that have ...

It comes after the Second Reading and before the Alleluia-before-the-Gospel. It is of course the Victimae paschali. This is one of the “Sequences” that occur ...

Easter runs early in 2026 due to the calendar system. On the Gregorian calendar, used by most Christian denominations, Easter typically falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon following ...

If you've been "fasting" from unhealthy habits for Lent, you're in luck: Thursday is the last day of Lent. The weeks-long spring tradition of Lent is celebrated by millions of Christians around the ...

Lent begins two weeks earlier than last year, meaning the season’s milestones arrive a bit sooner this year. Here are the key ...