Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While the Easter holiday often involves eggs, bunnies and pastels, this holiday bears a deeper meaning with Holy Week days like ...

The Orthodox and Catholic Churches have a united celebration in 2025, for the first time in eight years. Father John Basarab, pastor of Epiphany of Our Lord Byzantine Catholic Church, celebrates ...

The days leading to Easter Sunday are often colored by secular traditions like egg decorating and photo ops with a person costumed as a bunny. Easter week, however, holds a deeply significant meaning ...

As Christians around the world mark Holy Week, the Catholic Church in the United States is reporting a notable increase in attendance and interest in joining the faith. Catholic dioceses nationwide ...

If you see palm branches in any hands today, they likely represent a celebration of Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week for Christians. Churches in Houston and across the world celebrated Palm ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at Easter and Holy Week. On Easter Sunday, Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion. It also marks the end of the 40-day ...

A priest sprinkles holy water on worshippers during a ceremony to bless Easter cakes and eggs before a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Easter Vigil service in the town of Pustomyty, Ukraine, May 4, 2024.

In 2026, most Christians will celebrate Easter on Sunday, April 5, while Orthodox Christians will celebrate on Sunday, April 12. Easter's date is determined by the first full moon following the spring ...