The days of the Holy Week have not changed in recent tradition: Easter always falls on a Sunday, and the standard definition ...

The word is derived from the Greek words meaning “initiation into hidden things.” ...

Christians today celebrate their holiest day, Easter Sunday, which commemorates the Resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. Easter has long been a mix of the secular and the sacred, of candy ...

Jesus was put to death on what is now Good Friday, and rose again on the third day – which today is celebrated as Easter Sunday. Yet the grander meaning of the resurrection, which is recorded in ...

Easter Sunday has become a day of celebration for millions of people worldwide. Here's what to know about the Christian holiday's origin.

Easter for faithful Christians is not ... in order to commemorate the start of a new creation, which began with Jesus’ resurrection early on Sunday morning. God’s day was thus recalibrated ...

Christians around the world celebrate Easter on Sunday, April 20 ... Easter celebrates the astounding claim that Jesus Christ was raised from the dead. Executed on Good Friday, he lay in a ...

Jesus reassured them and restored their hope.” He added that Easter ... will be held Sunday through April 26, a week set aside by Orthodox Christians for the celebration of the resurrection.

President Russell M. Nelson shares his testimony of Jesus Christ through a montage of messages shared at general conferences over the past four decades.

Easter is meant to celebrate the good news of Jesus’ resurrection, and occurs at the end of the Holy Week, which begins on Palm Sunday and ends on Holy Saturday, comprising the seven days before ...