Why are Orthodox and Catholic Easter usually set on different dates ? This year Catholic Easter is on April 5 and Orthodox on ...

The countdown toward Greek Easter, the "Feast of Feasts" began on February 23, 2026, with the dawn of Kathara Deftera (Clean Monday).

POTTSTOWN — The holiest days on the Orthodox Christian Church calendar will be celebrated this year with Easter Sunday on May 5. Orthodox Christians typically say “Pascha” when referring to Easter.

While the Easter season ended for some on April 17, Sunday will mark Easter for Orthodox Christians. Easter, a “moveable feast,” does not happen on the same day each year. Western Christianity ...

Eastern Orthodox Easter will be celebrated on May 5th this year. Easter is called Pascha in the Orthodox Church. Pascha is the Greek word for Passover. The celebration is the Holy Resurrection of Our ...

Fourteen-year-old Stephanie Vandenberg of Gilbert has always felt sorry for other Christians. "You don’t celebrate Easter at the right time," she has told those who wonder why her Easter, or Pascha, ...

EAST MOLINE -- Making a mess is one of Pastor Peter Pappas's favorite Pascha parts. Greek Orthodox churches observe Pascha, or Easter, this weekend, following a different schedule developed by the ...