File photo of the Right Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde, Episcopal bishop of Washington, at the Washington National Cathedral. (Photo by NASA/Paul Alers / public domain) “Mean,” “so-called ...

The Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem of the United States. But where do the lyrics come from, and what’s the history of the anthem? ‘Oh, say can you see...’, goes ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter accordingly, ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. As about 62 percent of the population is Roman Catholic, Holy Week masses are often attended on Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, ...

The Christian observance of Ash Wednesday is just weeks away, falling on March 5 this year. The observance marks the start of lent, the season leading up to Easter; it's is one of five key periods on ...

CLEVELAND – Easter 2025 will fall on one of the latest dates possible: April 20. That’s nearly three weeks later than the date from 2024. The reason for the late date is that Easter is a ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The Anglican Church leadership in South Africa has admitted to failing to disclose sexual abuse allegations against its former member John Smyth, who mistreated children in ...

Unlike other holidays, the date that Easter Sunday falls on changes year to year and with it the dates of Ash Wednesday, Lent and associated holidays such as Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday.

Fat Tuesday and the Mardi Gras celebrations will kick off a late start to the 2025 Lenten season — from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday. Unlike many other holidays, the date of Easter changes ...

Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde’s sermon ... Ambrose’s writings on scripture and heresy, as well as his hymns, had a profound influence on Western Christian theology; since his death ...