when Pope Gregory XIII adopted the Gregorian calendar for the Roman church. The Orthodox church kept the Julian calendar. Secular celebrations of Easter — think pastel-coated eggs, basket ...

Sophia said, although she knew about the stories, it was somehow more special to listen to them in church during the Easter Sunday ... to see people of different backgrounds come together in ...

Fresh flowers will be the order of the day on Easter Sunday at Pilgrim Faith United Church of Christ in Oak ... The cross, in the Roman Empire, was one of capital punishment and a symbol of ...