Two days before Easter Sunday is another important Christian holiday. Known as Good Friday, the holy day commemorates the ...

Christians worldwide will observe Good Friday, one of the religion's most somber days of the year, a couple days before Easter celebrations commence. The holy day, one that commemorates Jesus Christ's ...

No, Good Friday is not a federal holiday in the U.S. Easter Sunday is not a federal holiday either. A federal holiday is essentially a pre-scheduled paid day off for employees of the federal ...

Good Friday falls on April 18 this year. It occurs a few days before Easter, prompting questions about if the United States ...

On the Monday after that, the U.S. government deported him and his co-workers to their native Guatemala as part of Operation Tidal Wave, the immigration crackdown that saw more than 1,100 immigrants ...

This weekend's boycott, which extends through Easter Sunday, expands upon a smaller-scale Feb. 28 economic blackout that was ...

Here's what you need to know about the stock market and whether it is open or closed on Good Friday this year.

The earth shook, the rocks split and the tombs broke open." In the Christian tradition, we now refer to this event as "Good Friday." What, exactly, about that Friday seems good? Christians believe ...

Twelve states in the U.S. recognize Good Friday as a state holiday: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Texas and Tennessee.

The first time a young Christian from Afghanistan heard music at a church service where he understood at least some of the language, it was Christmas at Apostles Church in Raleigh, North Carolina. “It ...

“‘It is finished’; and he bowed his head and handed over his spirit.” On Good Friday, the entire Church fixes her gaze on the Cross at Calvary. Each member of the Church tries to ...

Good Friday is the Christian observance honoring the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and falls two days before Easter Sunday.