Pope Francis, who died Easter Monday at the age of 88, once confirmed a miracle right here in central Illinois.

Pope Francis passed away Monday morning, prompting a nine-day period of mourning for the former head of the Catholic Church, ...

The works of Teilhard, who died at age 73 of a heart attack on Easter Sunday ... once dryly criticizing Archbishop Fulton Sheen for seeing “religion without mysteries, save those of theology ...

However, the results were not as hoped for. “Many international Catholic religious congregations preferred to continue celebrating Easter together with their brothers in Western countries.

58. “‘Sir’, they said, ‘We remember that while he was still alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’ So give the order for the tomb to be made secure until the third day.” — ...

Easter Sunday dawns bright with sunrise before 6 a.m. - at 5:54 - and sunset at 7:31 p.m. Temperatures will start the day in the 50s after that warm Saturday, but it will be cooler Sunday ...

After learning its origin, she planned the perfect way to connect her Polish Catholic heritage to the wider Buffalo community, by debuting the baranek wielkanocny: the Easter butter lamb.

Easter, a Christian holiday that celebrates ... Because the actual date of the spring equinox can differ by a day or two, the Catholic Church created a fixed date of March 21 to define it ...

Easter Monday could soon be a federal holiday under a new legislative proposal. Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., and Rep. Riley Moore, R-W. Va., are leading the way on legislation to make the day ...