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COMMENTARY: The solemn sign of reverence and humility links Catholics with their Eastern Orthodox brethren by tapping into ...
Hidden deep within the forest, this abandoned Eastern Orthodox Ukrainian church stands as a quiet testament to faith and history. Surrounded by nature’s embrace, its once vibrant icons and ...
Easter Sunday had seen many Orthodox leaders reflect on the significance of this year’s common date in Western and Eastern Churches and the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea.
This year, for the first time, the Way of the Cross journey led to an Orthodox Church – the Tallinn Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord. In 2025, Western Christians and Eastern Christians are ...
This is because of a rare alignment of the Gregorian calendar — which Catholic and Protestant churches use — with the Julian calendar used by Eastern Orthodox ... of the Cross on Good Friday ...
But it's not always the same day. Typically, the Catholic and Protestant churches dominant in the U.S. mark Easter days or even months ahead of Eastern Orthodox Christians, whose Easter is also ...
Archbishop Elpidophoros of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, left, presents a cross to President Donald Trump, right, at a reception celebrating Greek Independence Day in the East Room of ...
MILL BASIN — It was a dual, milestone celebration, as Brooklyn’s Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church and the Dimitrios and Georgia Kaloidis Parochial School, commemorated 60 and 45 years of ...
The people of Qena governorate made themselves shining examples of national unity on Tuesday, expressing the depth of bonds between Muslims and Coptic Christians coinciding with the Eastern Orthodox ...
A large crowd watched on as dozens of swimmers rushed to retrieve a wooden cross thrown by a priest ... Kings Day in Western Christianity. However, Orthodox Christian churches may celebrate ...
Ukrainians celebrate Eastern Orthodox Christmas on Jan. 7. Taheri will land in the Ukraine on Christmas Eve then make his way to Moldova and then Romania to deliver the 250 gifts he has collected ...
People walk at Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, also known as the Kyiv Monastery of the Caves, a historical Eastern Orthodox Christian monastery in Kyiv, on March 24, 2023.(Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP) Ukraine's ...