Only Orthodox believers fast more than Catholics: 85 percent said they gave up food or drink in Lent, compared to 57 per cent of Anglicans. Less than 30 per cent of Presbyterians, Methodists ...

Pope Francis has made greater unity with the Orthodox a priority of his pontificate; he has especially expressed his desire ...

Observations of the Great and Holy Wednesday by Greek Orthodox Christians during the Great Lent and the different traditional ...

This Sunday holds a special significance across the Christian world, including Greece, as believers celebrate Palm Sunday ...

In times past, the Holy Week was considered a time to pause from the usual run of everyday life and, when feasible, families engaged in traditional Lent-related activities. For some businesses ...

ensuring that Filipino families can commemorate the Lenten season with heartwarming content. Maundy Thursday opens with the biographical animated film The Story of Jesus for Children at 6:00 am, ...

Lent is the time before Easter during which the faithful abstain and fast in remembrance of the ultimate sacrifice Jesus made on Calvary. It is a 40-day time of preparation before Easter, the ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter accordingly, ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities – aptly titled The Holy Week – with Good Friday, Easter Sunday, ...

Lent is traditionally known to be 40 days in duration; however, Lent is technically 46 days in total when you add in each Sunday. The purpose of Lent is supposed to resemble the 40 day and 40-night ...

With Lenten season comes Valley fish fries, which run through mid-April. Here are some locations offering fish throughout the season. If your organization is offering fish and would like to be ...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — During the Lenten season, many churches and organizations in the Youngstown area are cooking and selling fish every Friday up until Easter, which is Sunday, April 20 ...