Category: Easter

(CNN)– Christians celebrated Easter around the world Sunday, but with reminders of violence and politics. In his second Easter message since becoming pontiff, Pope Francis prayed for an end to conflicts in Iraq, Israel, the Central African Republic …

In most years, Orthodox Christians celebrate their Easter on a different Sunday than western Christians because of different calendars. But this year, the celebrations fall on the same day, adding to the specialness of the occasion. From St. Clair Shores …

A New York City news organization has apologized after it canceled a church’s advertising campaign promoting its Easter Sunday services – just three days before Good Friday. The Journey Church, a Christian evangelical congregation, paid $1,400 to run a …

From bunnies to fluffy baby chicks, Easter is synonymous with all things cute. But while chocolate Easter eggs are a relatively modern phenomenon, as these stunning vintage cards reveal, an appreciation for all things adorable is not. The Easter cards …

(CNN)– Searching living rooms and closets for your eggs may be fun the first six times, but if the novelty’s wearing thinner than a chocolate egg’s foil wrapping, there are more adventurous egg trails out there. Imperial Easter Nest Hunt (Schönbrunn …

Easter Bonnets are only a branch of the hats which human culture have created for celebration of beauty and integration with nature – a beauty which many either reject or even do not know about today. Nowadays the Easter bonnet tradition has been …

Easter Bonnets and the tradition of wearing new clothes at Easter is a part of an English tradition dating back to the late 16th century. The tradition of wearing new clothes at Easter, represented the renewal of the year and the promise of spiritual …

If, like me, you don’t think you’ll have time to prepare anything for Easter this year, this recipe will save the day! I’m making a batch of tasty haystacks using dark chocolate and shredded wheat. By placing them into paper cupcake liners the haystacks …

The egg has been the symbol of new life and rebirth since the ancient Egyptians, Persians, Phoenicians, and Hindus -all who believed the world began with an enormous egg. History around the world shows eggs connected with Easter. In the household accounts …

To Christians of every sect, Easter is a real and sacred event — the miraculous triumph of life over death and the promise of a new and transcendent life. Although it is without question the defining moment of the Christian faith, Christians aren’t the …