On the Saturday before Easter, thousands of Christians gather in the cavernous Church of the Holy Sepulcher for a ...

Easter at Church of Holy Sepulchre to witness ritual ignition of candles at supposed site of Jesus's tomb The post Orthodox ...

Syria’s president has received a Republican member of Congress in the first visit to the country by American legislators ...

In a shocking move, Moldovan authorities have blocked Bishop Marchel of the Moldovan Orthodox Church from traveling to ...

The early church believed that after his death Christ descended into hell in order to rescue the souls of the righteous.

The idea of a common Easter has been discussed since the 1960s, with interest peaking when celebrations coincide, as they ...

Orthodox Christians filled a Jerusalem Church to celebrate the Holy Light ceremony, before it is transported to Greece to ...

Each year, the Greek Patriarch of Jerusalem leads the Holy Fire ceremony. He enters the Edicule, a small shrine within the Holy Sepulchre encasing Christ’s ...

Two families of mixed Catholic and Orthodox Christian members are looking forward to celebrating Easter together on the same ...

Where shopping is a pleasure.” Publix has 870 locations in Florida. Each are closed for Easter Sunday, one of the biggest holidays in Christianity.

The subject of numerous controversies, she is defined by ambiguity, welcoming outcasts to the Church and provoking more imaginative approaches to faith.