For some people there is an empty feeling this Easter that comes with empty churches, spring dresses left unsold at department stores, no dinner out with family and no hugs from Grandma. “We are ...

Emptiness isn’t usually something to get excited about. Unless it’s Easter morning. Because in the empty tomb, Christians encounter the miracle of our faith. And in that moment, everything changes.

Not so long ago, Easter Sunday would find many — if not most — American families breaking out their best clothes and perhaps posing for a picture before heading off to church. Sure, there were colored ...

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WASHINGTON — On Easter morning, many Christians wake before dawn to celebrate their belief in the resurrection of Jesus, the son of God — as the sun rises. They gather outside on beaches and church ...