As children are home from school and federal offices are closed, you might be wondering why Good Friday is celebrated. Good Friday falls on Friday, April 3, and it is a solemn and sacred day. While at ...

If you’re planning to send out packages today, you’re in luck. Good Friday, a Christian religious observance, is not recognized as a federal holiday in the United States. That means many essential ...

Good Friday commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ and is observed the Friday before Easter. While an important Christian holiday, Good Friday is not a federal holiday in the United ...

Lent is officially over, but Easter Sunday — often considered the most significant holiday in Christianity — is still a couple of days away. Easter commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, a ...

As April begins, Lent ends, welcoming the Easter weekend of Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday. With preparations for Easter dinner and egg hunts underway, do not forget that before the day ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Each year on Good Friday, practicing Catholics around the world abstain from eating meat. The custom is deeply rooted in ...

MIAMI (AP) — Good Friday is a unique — and uniquely solemn — day in the Christian calendar. It commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus, ahead of what's a central tenet of faith for believers — ...

Lent and the 2026 Easter season, which began with Ash Wednesday as part of triple holiday overlap in mid-February, are nearing an end for Christians in the United States and around the world. Good ...

As Lent ends and Easter Sunday nears, Christians prepare to celebrate Good Friday. For observers, the spring holiday commemorates the day Jesus Christ was crucified, killed and buried. He would be ...

Next weekend, millions of Christians will celebrate Easter Sunday, this year falling on April 5. However, before Easter Sunday comes Good Friday, one of the holiest days of the year in Christianity.

Good Friday is a Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ. In 2026, Good Friday will be observed on Friday, April 3. Easter Sunday falls on April 5. The holiday is ...

Another "Friday the 13th" of the year is here and so comes the dread. Here's what to know about the unlucky number 13, what it means and when's the next one. The number 13 has long been considered ...