This calendar is not an exhaustive list either of religious or cultural traditions or of the holidays observed in those traditions. If we have not included a religious tradition or major religious ...

All Saints' Day remembers and celebrates all saints, known and unknown. Catholics also observe All Souls' Day, honoring the ...

It seems unusual that the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar schedules two major celebrations on days that are ...

Christians around the world observe Good Friday two days before Easter, but what is it, and why do they commemorate the holy day? The holiday is part of Holy Week, which leads up to Easter Sunday.

The three-day celebration combines All Hallows' Eve, All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day with ancient traditions honoring ancestors.

Ash Wednesday is today, marking the start of Lent and the Christian Easter Season. The holy day, also known as the Day of Ashes, has roots all the way back to the Middle Ages. While most commonly ...

The kickoff to Lent begins with Fat Tuesday, also known as Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras. Catholicism is known for its feasts and fasts, Fat Tuesday is the day before Lent when you participate in a ...

Christians should celebrate from Palm to Easter Sunday—and everything in between. As a child, my twin and I would often stage elaborate bake-offs during the school holidays. One year, I made an Easter ...

Easter is just a hop around the corner – with millions of people around the world are preparing to celebrate this Sunday. The Christian holiday commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. While ...

(RNS) — Tomorrow, all around the world, members of the Church of Jesus Christ will not have Sunday School, Relief Society or priesthood meetings. Children and youth will not meet in the second hour of ...