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 ...

In Greece, the sky lit up with fireworks, while worshippers in Jerusalem lit candles at the church where Jesus is said to have been crucified and buried. Christians believe Jesus rose from the dead, ...

The U.S. and most of the world use the Gregorian calendar ... Romans were using different methods to calculate the dates of Easter. Some methods relied on the 19-year Metonic cycle of ...

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 ...

Where do Easter eggs come from ... is celebrated as a holiday across the region and is New Year's Day on the Iranian calendar. Iranians, like Jews, celebrate the holiday by decorating a table ...

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.

Catholics and Protestants usually observe Easter on a Sunday different from the Easter ... a particular Sunday of the Gregorian Calendar.” In 1997, the World Council of Churches (WCC) attempted ...