When determining the date of Easter, the church uses what’s known as “ecclesiastical dates,” with the spring equinox always ...

President Dallin H. Oaks says the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is “the most glorious event in history,” challenges families ...

That brings us to 2025, which will see a remarkable coincidence: Both the Eastern and Western will hold Easter on the same ...

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

Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, will be celebrated on Wednesday, March 5 this year. More: What will spring be like in ...

This year, the Jewish holiday of Passover begins before sundown on Saturday, April 12, 2025, and ends after nightfall on Sunday, April 20. The eight-day Jewish holiday of Passover commemorates the ...

Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, falls on April 18, 2025. The holiday remembers the day that Jesus Christ suffered and ...

In a video message posted Sunday across The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ social media channels, the First ...

According to the Almanac, Easter Sunday changes every year because it is fixed to a solar calendar and based on the lunar cycles of the Jewish calendar. It always occurs on the first Sunday after the ...

Easter Sunday may still be more than two months away, but the Easter season kicks off in less than a month with the arrival ...

Ash Wednesday falls on Wednesday, March 5 this year. In Western churches, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a period ...

Easter's date is determined by the spring equinox and lunar cycle, causing it to shift yearly. In 2025, it falls on one of ...