Markets are closed on the holiday itself, but the days leading up to it, especially Thursday, are often positive.

Lent, the 40-day period of prayer and fasting before Easter, ends this Thursday, April 17, 2025. Holy Week, the most ...

As Holy Week 2025 approaches, Christian communities around the world will enter a period of reflection, sacrifice, and renewal—culminating in the joy of Easter Sunday.

Holy Week is the most important celebration for the Catholic religion, as it generates intense reflection among all its faithful for the commemoration of the last eight days of the ...

Why is it called Good Friday? Is it a federal holiday for banks, stock market, post office or businesses? Here's what's open and closed on Good Friday ...

Also referred to as Holy Friday, Great Friday, or Black Friday, the day holds deep spiritual significance for Christians.

Good Friday, observed on April 18, 2025, is a solemn Christian holiday commemorating Jesus Christ's crucifixion and death.

For billions of Christians across the globe, Holy Week and Easter stand as the radiant core of their faith—a sacred time to ...

The journey of the pilgrims often culminates on Good Friday, the day Christians believe Jesus Christ died on the cross.

Asked whether the pope would meet with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic convert who will be in Rome for the Easter weekend, the director of the Holy See Press office said he did not have ...

Fewer passengers are expected at the Araneta City Busport in Quezon City despite the Holy Week exodus with more transportation hubs in others parts of Metro Manila. This ...

Penitents in Angeles City participate in Holy Week traditions like Pabasa and mimicking Christ's walk to Calvary.