Easter Sunday or Resurrection Sunday marks the end of Holy Week and the beginning of a 50-day period called Eastertide, which ends on Pentecost The first day of this Easter Time is ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin-American pontiff, renowned for his outspoken advocacy for the poor and insistence on a more ...

On the Saturday before Easter, thousands of Christians gather in the dark and cavernous Church of the Holy Sepulcher for a ...

Aizawl: Christians commemorated Good Friday, marking the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ to save the world from sin, ...

Christmas and the onset of Hannukah fell on the same day of Dec. 25. The collision of calendars of the two distinct religions ...

Passover, the "holiday of freedom", is also the "holiday of Spring" in the Torah - and is "the Spring of the entire world" in the words of Rav Avraham Yitschak HaCohen Hook, Israel's first chief rabbi ...

The Bible indicates clearly that The Lord Jesus Christ died literally. The Centurion and others, who were there (by the cross) when the death occurred (Luke 23:43-49) attested to the fact of His death ...

Discover how South Africa's diverse faith communities engage in a profound spiritual journey during Easter, Pesach, and ...

Learn about the Easter basket blessing tradition that brings families together in Poland and Ukraine on Holy Saturday.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of people gathered at the holiest Jewish prayer site in Jerusalem on Tuesday for the ...