Co-op is gearing up for Easter 2025 with new own-brand confectionery and bakery. Highlights include items in its premium Irresistible range, with two new premium chocolate eggs and two new inventive ...

The countdown to the Orthodox Easter, or Pascha, the most important religious feast of the year, is set to begin on March 3, 2025, when Greece celebrates “Kathara Deftera,” Greek for “Clean Monday.” ...

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ROME — Pope Francis on Sunday called for a common date for Easter among Christian churches in the spirit of promoting unity. “It is a happy coincidence that Easter in this ecumenical Jubilee ...

According to Christian teachings, Jesus was crucified, died, and was buried and on the third day after his death — Easter Sunday — he rose from the dead. Here's a list of key dates this year.

Unlike other holidays, the date that Easter Sunday falls on changes year to year and with it the dates of Ash Wednesday, Lent and associated holidays such as Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday.

Fat Tuesday and the Mardi Gras celebrations will kick off a late start to the 2025 Lenten season — from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday. Unlike many other holidays, the date of Easter changes ...

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew spoke out on a possible agreement on a common Easter date for Rome and Constantinople. He stated that the Ecumenical Patriarchate is ready to duscuss this issue.