As spring approaches so does Ash Wednesday, Lent and Easter Sunday. Here's when all three happen and where you can find ...

In 1582 the famous Douay-Rheims New Testament translation was completed, while the Old Testament was finished in 1609. Ironically the Douay-Rheims New Testament influenced the King James Bible.

“‘It is finished’; and he bowed his head and handed ... Traditionally, the organ is silent from Holy Thursday until the Alleluia at the Easter Vigil, as are all bells or other instruments ...

A month before his unexpected death in January 2024, Bennett Kotok, a former St. Thomas Academy in Mendota Heights student ...

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

The Easter 2025 season is late this year. 'Fat Tuesday' Mardi Gras will give way to Ash Wednesday and kick off the start of ...

Unlike many festivals and celebrations which have a set date (Christmas and Halloween, for example), the date of Easter can range by over a month year to year ...

Lent ends with Holy Week and Easter Sunday, an important day in the Christian calendar that honors the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ after his crucifixion on the cross, per BBC.

Pope Francis indicated that the Catholic Church was willing to accept a common date for celebrating Easter in the West and the East.

THAT’S HOW I FEEL. A FEW SHOPPERS WE TALKED TO NOTED HIGHER COSTS. ONE WAS MAKING PLANS FOR AN EGG SHORTAGE AT EASTER. IT WILL BE TOO EXPENSIVE TO BUY EGGS, TO DYE EGGS AND HAVE EASTER EGG HUNTS. SO ...