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With Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent behind us, Easter Sunday is right around the corner – preceded by another Christian holy day: Good Friday. Following the Lent season, when some indulge in ...

Good Friday is the Friday right before Easter and is a day to remember what Christ did for us on the cross. It's a time to reflect on the sacrifice that He made and the great love that God has ...

While Ramadan nears its close with Eid al-Fitr, another religious season also reaches its close with the end of Lent drawing near. Good Friday will help mark the end of the Lenten season. Lent, ...

As Holy Week continues, faithful Christians continue to honor the life of Jesus Christ and the final days of his life before he was resurrected on Easter. After celebrating Maundy Thursday and ...

Easter is less than a week away, but Good Friday is even sooner. Though most Americans know about the ins and outs of Easter, Christians or not, others know little to nothing about its neighboring ...

In the springtime, families around the world celebrate Easter. For many Christians, Easter is an important holiday with church services to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. For ...

In this ever-tumultuous year, will the Good Friday pause be good for investors? That’s the question some might be asking ahead of the Christian holiday. The two major stock markets — the New ...