Because Easter fell on the same day on the Julian and Gregorian calendars, meaning Catholic and Orthodox were celebrating on the same day, the Vatican added Byzantine “stichera” or hymns and “stichos” ...

THOSE three sentences encapsulate the crux of Christian theology, and its deep appeal to 2.4 billion souls on the planet. In ...

EASTER, for many, conjures images of a Jesus in dazzlingly white robes marching out of the tomb to the blare of angelic ...

The Easter holiday is my favorite holiday because of what it means to me as a Christian. Easter Sunday is the celebration of ...

Pope Francis, who is still recovering from pneumonia, was not present at the Easter morning Mass but gave the Easter blessing ...

After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. There ...