Portland students and staff could have two new days off from school next year: the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur in October and the Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr in March. The Portland school board has been ...

Dozens of Muslim students, teachers, parents and community members turned out to support the change, which the board approved ...

Yom Kippur and Eid al-Fitr will be included in Portland's school calendar next year following a unanimous vote by the school board Tuesday night. The district administration proposed adding the Jewish ...

Christians around the world will celebrate on the same day this year, a relative rarity. Pope Francis would like to make it ...

Down through the ages, Jews have gathered with family and friends on the seder night to relive their people’s most dramatic ...

Easter 2025 is this Sunday, April 20. That’s super late. It feels odd to have Easter so late, right? Why isn’t it on the same ...

The shared date is relatively rare due to the different calendars used by Western and ... That's the Greek word for "Passover," the Jewish holiday Jesus celebrated the night before his Crucifixion ...

Zelensky last met Francis in October, during a visit to the Vatican. The Ukrainian leader said the pair had discussed the ...

Passover began on Saturday and will conclude on Sunday, April 20. The week-long holiday celebrates the liberation of Israelites from Egypt slavery.

Passover is a Jewish holiday during the month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. It usually falls on a day in March or April. The week-long holiday celebrates the Jewish Festival of Freedom ...