These graphics explain why Easter Sunday changes each year based on ancient interpretations of the solar and lunar cycles.

Holy Week unfolds for Christians with dates that vary from year to year. The purpose for the days observed by the faithful ...

Eastern and Western churches will celebrate Easter on the same day this year, while marking 1,700 years since the Council of ...

Holy Week, the last of Lent, began on Palm Sunday and ends with Easter Sunday this weekend. See the final days and what they ...

But, Matthew Easter, associate professor of biblical studies at Missouri Baptist University, says the consensus that Easter ...

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

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

Since his release from the hospital nearly a month ago, Pope Francis has been slowly returning to work and has made several ...

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

As Holy Week 2025 approaches, Christian communities around the world will enter a period of reflection, sacrifice, and ...

In 2025, Easter Sunday falls on April 20. Easter does not have a fixed date on the calendar like Christmas. Instead, it's celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the ...

Holy Week is observed beginning Palm Sunday through Easter Sunday, which in 2025 is April 13 through April 20. Dates vary yearly based on the lunar calendar. The week’s concluding day ...