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Is Good Friday a federal holiday? See full list of publicly recognized dates for 2025
No, Good Friday is not a federal holiday in the U.S. Easter Sunday is not a federal holiday either. A federal holiday is ...
Is There Mail on Good Friday?
Good Friday falls on April 18 this year. It occurs a few days before Easter, prompting questions about if the United States ...
Thousands march in Old Jerusalem's Way of the Cross on Good Friday
Thousands of people recited prayers while carrying large wooden crosses and walking through the streets of the Old City of ...
What institutions, government buildings are closed on Good Friday
Twelve states in the U.S. recognize Good Friday as a state holiday: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky ...
Pope Francis, still recovering, skips Rome's annual Good Friday procession
Pope Francis, still recovering from double pneumonia, did not attend an annual procession on Friday at Rome's Colosseum with ...
PHOTO COLLECTION: Good Friday Around the World
Christian pilgrims hold crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP ...
What's open and closed on Good Friday in North Carolina? What you need to know
Here's what you need to know about what's open today in North Carlina and why Good Friday and Easter move every year.
Vance, Catholic at odds with Pope Francis, attends Vatican's Good Friday service
U.S. Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic who has clashed with Pope Francis over the Trump administration's immigration ...