On Saturday night, chaos erupted outside the Analipsi Church in Athens during Orthodox Easter celebrations. The traditional mass inside the church was followed by a spectacular yet dangerous display ...

Locals in the town of Vrontados on the Greek island of Chios marked Orthodox Easter with a centuries-old tradition known as the “rocket war”. As part of Easter celebrations thousands of homemade ...

Orthodox Christians in Germany are grateful for that, and long for more.Millions of Orthodox Christians currently live in ...

Both Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are attending low-key Easter Sunday events, as many Australians mark Easter, the ...

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

This feast of feasts is the most significant day in the life of the Church. It is a celebration of the defeat of death, as ...

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

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

This year is not only the 1,700th anniversary of the first ecumenical council of the church, but also one of the years when ...

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 ...