COMMENTARY: The Council of Nicaea gave Christianity more than a creed — it gave the Church a way to calculate Easter. But ...

This resonates with the ecumenical vision of a Church that is united.

Father Spyridon has prayed, worked and welcomed the faithful in a monastery carved into a cliffside high above the Aegean Sea ...

The countdown to the Orthodox Easter is set to begin on March 3, when Greece celebrates “Kathara Deftera,” Greek for “Clean ...

Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter accordingly ... On Easter Sunday, “Pascha,” there is a family feast which ...

The first day of meteorological spring is March ... holidays also depend on if you’re Eastern Orthodox or not. The Eastern Orthodox Church uses the Julian calendar, a solar calendar that was ...

A priest from the Orthodox Church in Grevena affirmed ... for many Orthodox Christians, the day remains a solemn feast of a respected saint who dedicated his life to spreading Christianity. Although, ...

Countries with a strong Irish presence hold parades, festivals, and various events to commemorate the day and celebrate Irish culture. Originally celebrated as a religious feast to mark St Patrick ...

The Greek Orthodox congregation in Grevena celebrates the Welsh-born saint’s mission to bring the Gospels to the Irish on his feast day every year, and an icon of the famous holy man is on display in ...

My mother was adopted so I wanted to find out. It's kind of nice that we have this day to celebrate us," June said. The church has been hosting this St. Patrick's Day dinner for years.

The Julian calendar calculates a slightly longer year and is currently 13 days behind the Gregorian ... to Istanbul for the patronal feast of the Orthodox Church. Over 30,000 runners will hold ...

Easter Sunday will be celebrated on the same day in almost every Christian church, be it Protestant, Catholic or Eastern Orthodox. Due to the alignment of the lunar cycles that determine the date ...