While many retail stores will be closed Sunday for Easter, not everything will shut down for Good Friday. See what's open and closed.

Good Friday is celebrated on the Friday before Easter and marks the day Jesus was crucified and died. This year, it is observed on April 18, 2025.

Easter weekend began on Good Friday, with many politicians and faith leaders taking to social media to remember the Christian holiday. Good Friday marks the day Jesus Christ died on the cross before rising from the dead three days later,

Good Friday is not a federal holiday, but there are still a lot of closures today. Here's what you need to know.

Good Friday holds a unique distinction for financial markets: It’s the only weekday which is not a federal holiday in which bond and stock markets don’t open shop. Bond markets also close for Columbus Day in October and Veterans Day in November.

Wall Street entrance in New York City, U.S., April 7, 2025. Are banks open on Good Friday? Yes, banks are largely open on Good Frid

U.S. Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic who has clashed with Pope Francis over the Trump administration's immigration policies, took part in a religious service at the Vatican on Friday but the convalescing pope did not attend.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance met with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Friday for a second day of talks on tariffs and then attended Good Friday services at the Vatican amid speculation of a possible pope greeting this weekend.