Each Islamic month lasts either 29 or 30 days, depending on the moon’s visibility. Consequently, a lunar year is ...

Western churches adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1582, while the Eastern Orthodox Church kept the older Julian one.

The other day I asked a friend where he would be during Jyeshtha? He looked at me uncomprehending, and finally expostulated: ...

Here's what you need to know about what's open today in North Carlina and why Good Friday and Easter move every year.

It is Lent in the Christian world, but in reality, it only alters the lives of monks and Moscow restaurateurs, who rush to invent Lenten menus to profit from the public's fear of living in sin.

Due to the complexities of the various types of calendars, the date of Easter can be as early as March 22 and as late as April 25. Here's why.

Today is Good Friday, a religious holiday that's a public holiday in some places. Here's what you need to know about mail and ...

In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII issued a papal bull that officially ended the use of the Julian calendar, introducing in its place what we now know as the Gregorian calendar. This reform marked the ...

Peter was the first pontiff of the Catholic church, and several popes have been considered "great" in the interim.

Though convention has it the churches split during the Great Schism of 1054, they largely maintained the same calendars until 1582, when Pope Gregory XIII adopted the Gregorian calendar for the ...

While many denominations use the Gregorian calendar, the Eastern Orthodox Church uses the Julian calendar. The calendars won't sync up dates again until 2028, according to Greek City Times.