To the north of St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican stands a tall structure called the Tower of the Winds, also referred to as ...

April Fools’ Day is most often attributed to France’s switch from the Julian calendar, to the Gregorian calendar in the 1500s ...

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.

Catholics and Protestants commemorate the resurrection of Jesus following the Gregorian calendar, while the Orthodox follow the Julian calendar. However, this year will be different. Thanks to the ...

Eastern Orthodox churches use the Julian calendar, which can place the date of Easter anywhere between April 4 and May 8 when it's converted back to the Gregorian calendar. This 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.

With the Gregorian calendar, it is celebrated between March 21 and April 25. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, which uses the Julian calendar, it can be celebrated between April 4 and May 8.