Easter is nearly here, but if you celebrate Orthodox Easter, there's still a little over a week to wait. Many Christians throughout Michigan are marking the end of Lent and preparing to celebrate ...

Growing up Greek American, the question, "when is Orthodox Easter this year?" always popped up once the warmer weather rolled around. I always looked forward to the traditions and food that came along ...

The vast majority of the Christian world celebrates Easter next weekend, but not all of Europe celebrates it on the same date. While for Roman Catholics and Protestants, Easter Sunday is on 5 April, ...

The last time Catholics and Orthodox Christians celebrated Easter (also known as Pascha by the Orthodox) on the same Sunday was 2017, as different calendars usually preclude shared celebrations. This ...

COMMENTARY: The Council of Nicaea gave Christianity more than a creed — it gave the Church a way to calculate Easter. But unity around the great feast of the Resurrection remains incomplete. Pope ...

The Christian calendar — like many religions — uses a lunar calendar for some events. Rather than pretending that the supposed events of Easter occurred on an actual date, as with Christmas and many ...

For more than 400 years, Catholic and Orthodox churches have used different ways to determine the date of Easter. But this Sunday will mark a special moment for Christians, as the churches celebrate ...

MOSCOW, April 20. /TASS/. Orthodox Christians all around the globe are celebrating Easter, their main holiday, on Sunday. This year Orthodox Easter coincides with the holy day for Catholics. The date ...

This year, Catholics, Protestants and Orthodox Christians will mark Easter on the same day, Sunday, April 20. The shared date is relatively rare due to the different calendars used by Western and ...

Easter will be celebrated this year on Sunday, April 5. Though widely associated with the Easter Bunny, colorful eggs, and baskets of chocolate, it's a significant holiday for members of the Christian ...