The days leading to Easter Sunday are often colored by secular traditions like egg decorating and photo ops with a person costumed as a bunny. Easter week, however, holds a deeply significant meaning ...

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 ...

The Monday and Tuesday of Holy Week are known as Holy Monday and Holy Tuesday, but in Western Christianity, these days do not have widespread particular traditions or liturgy associated with them. The ...

Before Good Friday services April 7 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, the sanctuary was dimly lit and the mood somber. Deacon John Bredemeier processes into the sanctuary with the Crucifix during the ...

Sunday, April 1, is Passion (Palm) Sunday (Liturgical Year B, Cycle II). The Sunday Gospel covers each Holy Week event. April 5 is Holy Thursday, April 6 is Good Friday, and Holy Saturday is the night ...

With the film The Passion of the Christ still filling up seats at movie theaters across the country, some local religious leaders believe it will do the same for pews on Easter morning this Sunday.

Park Hill Presbyterian Church, 3520 John F. Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock, has a children's procession of eco-palms at 11 a.m. Sunday, followed by lunch and an Easter egg hunt on the church grounds ...

Around 33 A.D., the fifth governor of the Roman province of Judaea serving under the Roman Emperor Tiberius faced a difficult choice. Go against an angry crowd or put an innocent man to death. That ...

The Caribbean offers a relaxing destination for travelers seeking sunshine, dreamy beaches and a laidback atmosphere. Princess Hotels & Resorts invites guests to experience an unforgettable Easter ...