The tradition of the "Flying Priest" from the island of Chios, which occurs on Holy Saturday, has now spread throughout ...

Greece is seeing a boom in Easter tourism as Orthodox and Catholic Easters coincide, with most destinations reporting a ...

Greece is enjoying a major boost in Easter tourism this year, thanks to a rare overlap between Orthodox and Catholic Easters ...

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

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

This Friday is Jumaa’ al Hazeeneh (Arabic for Good Friday), and to Palestinian Christians this phrase is pregnant with ...

Guarded by the peaks of the Carpathians, by the rapid mountain waters and by dense forests, with villages that still preserve ...

The hope Christians have is not a sign of avoiding reality but of trusting in the power of God to defeat sin and death as the ...

Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter ... who then carry them around the church while following an icon of ...

Greek Easer is an elevating spiritual celebration ... During the festivities, the miraculous icon of Panagia is placed at Panagia Platsani square. On the night of the Resurrection, the square gets ...

The Annunciation Greek Church on Hershey Avenue in Lancaster city recently finished a 10-year project for installing a new ...

Faithful Christians around the world celebrated on Sunday the resurrection of Jesus Christ, from Vatican City where Pope ...