Easter is fast approaching. Here's a look at why the date of Easter changes every year and what to know about the holiday.

Four centuries later, Easter's date remains divisive. Some church leaders want that to change Western churches adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1582, while the Eastern Orthodox Church kept the ...

ISTANBUL (RNS) — This year, Eastern and Western churches will celebrate Easter on the same date — an occurrence that is increasingly rare but that some seek to make permanent.

The idea of a common Easter has been discussed since the 1960s, with interest peaking when celebrations coincide, as they will this year ...

Faithful Christians marked Easter on Sunday around the world to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Easter is considered the most important holiday in the Christian liturgical calendar ...