Pope Francis called for freedom of thought and tolerance in his Easter Sunday address, as the weakened pontiff delighted the ...

The Vatican is celebrating Easter without Pope Francis presiding. The 88-year-old pontiff continues his recovery from a ...

The hope Christians have is not a sign of avoiding reality but of trusting in the power of God to defeat sin and death as the resurrection of Jesus shows.

Pope Francis emerged from his convalescence on Easter Sunday to bless people in St. Peter’s Square and treat them to a ...

Pope Francis emerged from his convalescence on Easter Sunday to bless the thousands of people in St. Peter's Square and treat ...

Pope Francis emerged from his convalescence on Easter Sunday to bless people in St. Peter's Square and treat them to a surprise popemobile romp through the square.

The reason lies in how Easter is calculated. According to a formula set at the Council of Nicaea in 325 CE — a historic meeting held in what is now modern-day Turkey and convened by Roman Emperor ...

Eastern and Western churches will celebrate Easter on the same day this year, while marking 1,700 years since the Council of ...