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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — For many Christians, Holy Week is about more than the Easter bunny or hiding eggs; it is about the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Good Friday is a day of reflection marking ...

Each year on Good Friday, practicing Catholics around the world abstain from eating meat. The custom is deeply rooted in Catholic theology, canon law and centuries‑old religious practice tied to the ...

Lent and the 2026 Easter season, which began with Ash Wednesday as part of triple holiday overlap in mid-February, are nearing an end for Christians in the United States and around the world. Good ...

One of the most somber days of the Christian calendar has arrived: Good Friday. The holy day, which takes place a couple of days before Easter, commemorates Jesus Christ's sacrifice, more specifically ...

Next weekend, millions of Christians will celebrate Easter Sunday, this year falling on April 5. However, before Easter Sunday comes Good Friday, one of the holiest days of the year in Christianity.

Good Friday is here, as Lent and Holy Week come to a close, culminating in an Easter Sunday celebration. Here's what we know about Easter, Lent's start and end, celebrating Good Friday and more: Is ...

Millions of Christians worldwide today are observing one of the most somber moments of their faith. Good Friday commemorates the suffering, crucifixion and death of Jesus of Nazareth more than 2,000 ...

MIAMI (AP) — Good Friday is a unique — and uniquely solemn — day in the Christian calendar. It commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus, ahead of what's a central tenet of faith for believers — ...

As Lent ends and Easter Sunday nears, Christians prepare to celebrate Good Friday. For observers, the spring holiday commemorates the day Jesus Christ was crucified, killed and buried. He would be ...

Bethany Lutheran Church will host this year's Community Good Friday service (Elsa Ericksen/Bigfork Eagle) Ron Pierce attended the first Community Good Friday service in 1965. Pastor Shawn Osborne ...