This year, the Jewish holiday of Passover begins before sundown on Saturday, April 12, 2025, and ends after nightfall on Sunday, April 20. The eight-day Jewish holiday of Passover commemorates the ...

"It's deeper than abstaining from ice cream," said Fr. Bill Swichtenberg of St. Mary Catholic Community in Appleton.

The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter – starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on the Thursday before Easter Sunday. This year, Ash Wednesday and the ...

Accompanied by the hashtag #GreaterLove, President Dallin H. Oaks encouraged individuals to build strong traditions around Easter.

President Dallin H. Oaks says the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is “the most glorious event in history,” challenges families ...

Easter will be in late April this year, making it one of the latest possible dates for the holiday. Here's how the date for Easter is determined.

The two-year task force, chaired by Attorney General Pam Bondi and composed of Cabinet and other government representatives, ...

Wesley Hill’s small volume about Easter is a beautiful and useful invitation to be shocked anew by the central event of our faith.

a 40-day period of prayer and repentance leading up to Easter Sunday. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. According to Christian tradition, Ash Wednesday takes place 46 days ...

Believers are meant to observe that period of time with self-sacrifice, prayer and other religious activities leading up to Easter ... synonymous with parties, food and drink in communities ...