Good Friday marks the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and precedes Easter Sunday, a day celebrated globally by Christians to commemorate his resurrection. Known also as Resurrection Sunday or Pascha, Good ...

Is today Good Friday, and is Good Friday 2026 a federal holiday? When is Easter this year? What we know on Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Lent's end and more.

Good Friday occurs at the end of Lent, the 40-day season of reflection and preparation observed by many Christians, particularly Roman Catholics, ahead of Easter on April 5. Lent, which began with Ash ...

It commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus, ahead of what’s a central tenet of faith for believers — his resurrection two days later on Easter Sunday, according to the Gospels. This year, it ...

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 ...

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 — ...

Easter 2026 will be celebrated on Sunday, April 5, for most Western Christian denominations. The date for Easter is determined by the first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring ...

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 ...