"It's deeper than abstaining from ice cream," said Fr. Bill Swichtenberg of St. Mary Catholic Community in Appleton.

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

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 ...

He added that the celebration later grew. Easter mass is one of the longest sessions of the Catholic mass. For some, the Easter Vigil begins after sunset on Saturday night or early Sunday morning ...

Catholic Mass attendance in the US returns to pre-pandemic levels, with 24% of Catholics attending weekly, despite a dip ...

Many El Pasoans continue Easter traditions rooted in the Catholic faith, passed down by generations before them. Hundreds of families will flock to the heart of El Paso for prayer under the ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the season of Lent that leads up to Good Friday and Easter. What to know about the day.

Sunday Mass attendance in person at Catholic churches in the U.S. is back to pre-pandemic levels -- although just under one ...

Except for the resurrection on Easter, Holy Thursday is possibly ... These days are the three holiest days in the Catholic Church. This Mass stresses the importance Jesus puts on the humility ...

Despite the apparent uptick, however, a return to 2019 levels still means only a quarter of U.S. Catholics attend Mass weekly ...