In Greece, the sky lit up with fireworks, while worshippers in Jerusalem lit candles at the church where Jesus is said to ...

The Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic observances overlap only every three to four years thanks to different church calendars — and different lunar cycle calculations.

Easter, which will be observed on Sunday, April 20, 2025, is one of the oldest and most significant festivals in the Christian calendar. It’s usually a time for reflection and worship and for ...

The simplest way to explain why Easter falls on a different date each year is this: It falls on the first Sunday after the full moon that follows the spring equinox.

However, this year will be different. Thanks to the two calendars coinciding ... Catholics have celebrated Easter with the Orthodox of these countries — that is, according to the Julian calendar ...

Holy Week and Easter marks the high point of the Christian calendar. It is an intense period ... But this year is different. Pope Francis, who is still recovering from double pneumonia which ...

Easter Sunday lands on April 20 — a rare calendar coincidence that’s only happened 13 times since 1630. According to a 2025 ...

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

The date is different every year and ... The U.S. and most of the world use the Gregorian calendar, which can place the date of Easter anywhere between March 22 and April 25.