In Egypt, the Council of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops, headed by Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac of Alexandria for Coptic ...

Pope Francis called to check in on a Christian congregation in Gaza sheltering at their church almost every night since the ...

ROME, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital — In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis had a frequent evening ritual: He ...

In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities ... The resurrection is proclaimed at exactly midnight, and is celebrated with drums, fireworks, and church bells. Fireworks ...

Albanian communities of Sicily, known as Arbëreshë, still celebrate Easter following their traditional Byzantine rites.