Arafah, the ninth day of Dhul Hijjah, happens June 5, the day before Eid al-Adha. What makes it such a special day? Here's ...

EDITORIAL: Many Catholics feel the switch downplays the immense importance of the great feast of the Ascension.

Christians worldwide will observe Good Friday, one of the religion's most somber days of the year ... ourselves so that we can be filled with God," Dought said. Catholics, also considered ...

Known as Good Friday, the holy day commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus. According to the Christian faith, Jesus was arrested and put on trial for claiming to be the Son of God. Roman authorities ...

It's part of Holy Week, which leads up to Easter Sunday ... According to accounts in the Gospels of the Christian bible, just days after Jesus triumphantly entered Jerusalem, his disciple Judas ...

Saturday: This day represents the vigil as disciples hid ... Sunday: Early Sunday morning, Jesus was raised from the dead by the power of God’s Holy Spirit, hence the name Resurrection Sunday.

God focused, it seems, to the exclusion of our communal life. However, this is not quite true. There is another theme that permeates these holy days: the relationship between human beings.

This past Sunday was Pentecost Sunday. Pentecost was the day when God sent the Holy Spirit into the world. This is a big deal because the sending of the Holy Spirit was the whole reason Christ came ...

Pensacola's Jewish community will welcome the High Holy Day with blasts from the shofar ... when all are judged by God. "God judges everyone in the world,'' Mizrachi said. "He examines each ...

The Jewish High Holy Days commemorate concepts such as renewal, forgiveness, freedom and joy. Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images ...

But two days before Easter Sunday is another important ... so "Good Friday" could be synonymous with "Holy Friday" or "God's Friday." Strawn says he doesn't think the name is trivializing.