Easter Sunday, an important day for members of the Christian faith, commemorates the miraculous resurrection of Jesus Christ after a 40-day season of prayer known as Lent.

Two days before Easter, many Christians around the world will commemorate Good Friday. It's part of Holy Week, which leads up to Easter Sunday. But what is it?

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 this year is on April 20, but before we get to Resurrection Sunday, there are seven days before, each with its own purpose for Holy Week.

Palm Sunday is also called Passion Sunday. It is the last Sunday of Lent and first day of Holy Week. April 17, 2025 – Maundy Thursday (also called Holy Thursday) ...

Lent, a special time of restraint and prayer in preparation for Easter, kicks off 40 days before Easter. Ash Wednesday, which commenced March 5 this year, marks the first day of Lent.

Pope Francis denounced the "appalling humanitarian catastrophe" in Sudan in Sunday's written Angelus prayer. It is the seventh week he has missed giving it in person.

When is Easter Sunday 2025? Easter falls on the first Sunday after the full moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox.

Easter is always on the first Sunday after the Paschal full moon, or the first full moon after the spring equinox. Palm Sunday will always be one week before that. Is Palm Sunday a public holiday?

First Sunday of Lent Explore Jesus' journey through the wilderness, and how this inspires our Lenten journey of repentance. We welcome The Reverend Catherine Williams - an Anglican priest, spiritual ...