On Palm Sunday, a week before Easter, the Catholic Church recalls Jesus ... and veneration of the Cross. In that tradition, a priest or deacon holds a wooden crucifix while the faithful process ...

With so many fun Easter traditions—like decorating Easter eggs ... While traditions vary depending on different branches of Christianity, Lent is observed by Catholic, Orthodox and some Protestant ...

Christians nailed to crosses in the Philippines in reenactment of Jesus's suffering 'Penance processions' through the streets of Spain performed by Catholic religious brotherhoods Women whipped ...

"Next week is the Catholic Easter week, and then there will follow the Orthodox Easter week. The Pope has just told me that in honor of this, he suggests that all hostilities in the special ...

Afterwards, the blessed food can be eaten. The Easter breakfast is festive. Families share an egg, the symbol of life, and wish each other well. The dishes are slightly different than in the Catholic ...

“The Catholic Easter follows the Gregorian calendar ... can be up to five weeks apart,” Ms Corrie explains. In either tradition, she says, Easter is about coming together as a family and ...