Ash Wednesday falls on Wednesday, March 5 this year. In Western churches, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a period ...

Easter falls on the first Sunday after the full moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox. This year, Easter is Sunday, ...

Holy Saturday marks the end of the Lenten season on April 19, it is a time to mourn the death of Jesus and to prepare for his ...

Here’s a look at Easter and Holy Week. On Easter Sunday, Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion. It also marks the end of the 40-day period of ...

Holy Week observances began in Jerusalem in the ... the institution of Communion and the betrayal by Judas. • Good Friday, the arrest, trial, crucifixion, death, and burial of Jesus Christ.

If the schedule went as planned, the Hazleton homicide trial of Jafet Rodriguez would be completed or at least nearing an end this week if the proceeding had begun Jan. 13. But one of Rodriguez's ...

Easter is a few months away, but several other religious holidays, like Ash Wednesday, are coming up. Here's when Fat Tuesday ...

The countdown to the Orthodox Easter is set to begin on March 3, when Greece celebrates “Kathara Deftera,” Greek for “Clean ...

Depending on your faith and what you celebrate, Palm Sunday kicks off spring and all that it entails. The religious holiday, ...

Good Friday may be one of the many holidays that occurs during Holy Week (along with Easter, Ash Wednesday, and Palm Sunday), but it also holds much historical and religious significance on its own!

Maine made up some ground with wins over Northeastern and UMass to jump ahead of BU by 1 point into second place, and 3 ...

Friday night ... who just last week suffered a blistering loss to Mead (54-19). They improved to 10-5 with a 4-2 record in GPL play and will head to Monarch next on Tuesday. Holy Family fell ...