Easter's date changes annually because it is based on the lunar calendar. It occurs on the first Sunday after the Paschal ...

Being raised as a Roman Catholic in Bangladesh – a country where approximately more than 90% of the population are Muslims and which is the fourth largest Muslim populated country in the world – says ...

The tradition dates as far back as 601 AD, when 64th leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Gregory cemented the Lent as ...

According to the Farmer's Almanac, Easter is a movable feast. With the Gregorian calendar, it is celebrated between March 21 and April 25. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, which uses the Julian ...

Lent, the 40-day period of prayer and fasting before Easter, ends this Thursday, April 17, 2025. Holy Week, the most ...

Lent in 2025 began on Ash Wednesday, March 5, and ends on Thursday, April 17. Lent is a period of spiritual reflection, prayer, and preparation for Easter. Traditionally, it lasts 40 days ...

“Oh, yeah,” I thought. “Ash Wednesday.” I hadn’t forgotten. I had celebrated Mardi Gras the day before by reposting memes from New Orleans. It was a dear friend’s birthday. But, I wasn’t focused on ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Lent is the period between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday. Christians use the time for preparation and atonement before celebrating Easter.

Good Friday: Commemorating Jesus' crucifixion and death. Easter Sunday: Commemorating the resurrection of Jesus. Lent ...

The age-old tradition of the Pabasa is slowly fading from many parts of the country but in some of Cebu's historical sites, ...

If I told you that I visited Notre-Dame de Paris in March of this year and that, while there, I had begun to get this strange ...