Except for the resurrection on Easter ... and the beginning of the sacred "Triduum,” or three, of Holy Week. These days are the three holiest days in the Catholic Church. This Mass stresses ...

The time from sundown on Holy Thursday to sundown on Easter Day is also known as the Triduum, which is Latin for “three days.” Holy Week observances began in Jerusalem in the earliest days of ...

The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has produced a seven-part video series that takes a deep dive into the beauty, form and meaning of the Mass. The series is designed in part to match up with ...

That brings us to 2025, which will see a remarkable coincidence: Both the Eastern and Western will hold Easter on the same ...

Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, falls on April 18, 2025. The holiday remembers the day that Jesus Christ suffered and ...

Easter Sunday may still be more than two months away, but the Easter season kicks off in less than a month with the arrival ...

Pope Francis reiterated the official position taken by St. Paul VI that if Eastern Christians agree on a way to determine a common date for Easter, the Catholic Church would accept it. Artificial ...

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 ...

Every Christian, and not just those serving as missionaries in remote regions of the world, have an obligation to share the hope that comes from faith, Pope Francis said. Christians ...

Celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Pope Francis reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s willingness to accept a proposal for a common date for celebrating Easter in the West and the East.

Easter is a highly anticipated spring holiday, celebrated with a season of religious observations and traditions that millions across the world observe each year. On Easter, Christians commemorate ...

With the blossoming of spring brings the holiest day in the Christian religion — the celebration of Easter. Here's everything you need to know about the holiday and when it will be observed this ...