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Lent, the 40-day period of prayer and ... The Eastern Orthodox Church uses the Julian calendar, a solar calendar that was used by the Roman Empire. This year, Easter and Eastern Orthodox Easter ...

Easter is upon us and with that comes the conclusion of lent (for those of us who had the resilience and willpower to ...

Holy Week is the most sacred and significant week in the Catholic calendar, culminating in the celebration of Easter. This year, Holy Week spans from Palm Sunday, April 13, to Easter Sunday, April 20, ...

Visual cues also tell us that Holy Week is approaching. By the fifth week of Lent, churches cover all images and statues in ...

The Lenten period is when Catholic observers ... The Eastern Orthodox Church follows the Julian calendar, which is believed to have been in use when Christ roamed the earth. Easter Sunday was ...

Although a recent study reveals that Lent is largely ignored by many Christians in the United States, there is a trend among ...

It is also common practice in the Catholic church to abstain from eating meat on Fridays during the Lenten season and turn ... holiest day in the Christian calendar, observing the day Jesus ...

It is also common practice in the Catholic church to abstain from eating meat on Fridays during the Lenten season and turn ... holiest day in the Christian calendar, observing the day Jesus ...

When it comes to pulling Catholics into pews, Christmas rites top the list – followed by a tie between Easter, the Christian calendar’s most joyous day, and Ash Wednesday, which is the most ...