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

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

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

The scent of herbs and flowers filled St. Elias the Prophet Orthodox Church on Saturday morning as the priest scattered roses and bay leaves throughout the sanctuary. The church’s youngest congregants ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities ... Easter Saturday is known as the The Resurrection or “Anastasis”. Preparations for the jovial dinner begin early in the ...

Vladimir Grygorenko is decorating the dome of a North Texas Christian Orthodox Church with an iconic representation of the ...