Each tap and response ("Christos Anesti!" and "Alithos Anesti ... A History as Rich as the Red Dye Shrouded in mystery, the Greek Easter egg game likely stems from both ancient fertility ...

As world leaders and thousands of mourners gathered in St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday to bid farewell to Pope Francis, a poignant moment of ...

Fifty heads of state and government, 170 foreign delegations and over 250,000 faithful solemnly attended the funeral ceremony ...

Nothing is more quintessentially Greek than a large, loud function with too much food.  And, in my big Greek family, any ...

Easter, one of Christianity’s most significant ... At midnight, the priest proclaims “Christos Anesti!” (Christ is Risen!), and congregants' light candles with the Holy Light, passed from ...

While many Christians around the world celebrate Easter based on the Gregorian ... sealed tomb), the priest proclaims triumphantly, "Christos Anesti!" (Christ is Risen!). The congregation responds ...

On Easter Sunday ... Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church will glow with the sights of candlelight, and the sound of a hymn proclaiming the rise of Christ, called "Christos Anesti," is sung during ...