A Holy Week and Easter banner from the website of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. April 7, 2023. Screen grab. The Easter emphasis has been building for some time (though canceling ...

Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week for Christians around the world. This is the high point of the whole year as we remember the death and resurrection of Jesus.

Holy Week leading up to Easter is regarded as the most spiritually significant week of the year in Christianity, containing many traditions and rituals. Here's what to know.

Holy Week, explained. By CNN Library Published April 6, 2020. AFP/Getty Images. Do not Sell my Personal Information. Much as its name suggests, Holy Week is the most sacred week of the Christian ...

Holy Week is the most important or significant week in Catholicism. It starts with Palm Sunday on April 13, 2025 this year and ends on Easter Sunday, April 20.

Convalescing pope opens Holy Week with in-person greeting in St. Peter’s Square A convalescing Pope Francis greeted the crowd in St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, wishing more than 20,000 ...

Holy Week kicked off this week with Palm Sunday on April 13. Here's the remaining significant dates for the week until Sunday's Easter holiday.

The week’s concluding day, Easter Sunday, lands on the first Sunday following the Paschal full moon. This full moon occurs on or after the spring equinox, whose 2025 astronomical date was March 20.

Good Friday is always the Friday before Easter, which is determined by the lunar calendar and changes every year. It's the second-to-last day of Holy Week.