Catholic and Orthodox — fall on the same date, April 20, due to the alignment of the Julian and Gregorian calendars.

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

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

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

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Easter is fast approaching. For Christians, it's a time to celebrate their belief in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. For ...

Imagine this blessed scene, of an old man – barely able to hold himself upright due to his advanced years- fully attired in ...

Sarakosti is not 40 days but 48 and was named so in memory of Christ’s forty-day fast in the desert. The feast begins on the first Monday of the 7th week before the Greek Orthodox Easter Sunday.

The liturgical focus of the Presentation is light. Christ is our light, and the people who walked in darkness have seen a great light! In the Gospel, Simeon holds the Infant Jesus and calls him ...

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church is the sole representative of the country’s traditional Eastern Orthodox Christianity and it alone may use the term “Orthodox” in its name, Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on ...

Easter is one of the most anticipated holidays ... Christians observe the holiday to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ from death, which is considered the cornerstone of Christianity.

celebrate the Resurrection of Christ on different dates. This year, however, the date of Catholic and Orthodox Easter will coincide, and the entire Christian world will celebrate the holiday on April ...