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Easter is a joyful celebration observed by Christians worldwide to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It marks the ...

Why the date of Easter remains divisive four centuries later - The idea of a common Easter has been discussed since the 1960s ...

If it seems that we are more Roman than Christian these days, it can help to recall that the hero of Easter is Jesus and not ...

Each year, the Greek Patriarch of Jerusalem leads the Holy Fire ceremony. He enters the Edicule, a small shrine within the Holy Sepulchre encasing Christ’s ...

Two families of mixed Catholic and Orthodox Christian members are looking forward to celebrating Easter together on the same ...

My parents were trapped in “The Crazy Cycle.” That’s a term from Emerson Eggerichs’ excellent book “Love and Respect.” It’s ...

Where shopping is a pleasure.” Publix has 870 locations in Florida. Each are closed for Easter Sunday, one of the biggest holidays in Christianity.

It might have to do with the fact that I grew up in Europe where winters are grey and dull, and then, just around Easter, ...

"The Chosen," a TV series about the life of Jesus Christ, has attracted Christians and non-churchgoers alike. Now in its ...

Eastern and Western churches will celebrate Easter on the same day this year, while marking 1,700 years since the Council of ...