The first of the seven days leading up to Easter, called Great and Holy Week in the Greek Orthodox Church, is Holy Monday.

Greek Easter is the most revered time of the year for religious Greeks as they fast for 40 days, go to confession, and attend ...

Holy Week, a fundamental component of the liturgical calendar, invites Orthodox believers into profound contemplation of ...

From Sunday to Sunday, the Department of Religious Education (DRE) have a daily HOLY WEEK SERMON SERIES just for you! It's an easy-to-download daily mini-sermon (500 words/3.5 minutes) based on a ...

Leo Correa - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS May 3, 2024 35 mins ago Ethiopian Orthodox Christian worshippers pray inside the Church ...

While many Christians celebrated Easter on March 31, those of the Eastern Orthodox rite who adhere to the Julian calendar ...

Inside Israel, both religious Muslims and Jews celebrate major religious holidays in ways that may bend the war in Gaza ...

From March 25 to March 29, Cru Cornell organized a prayer tent, located next to Sage Chapel, to be a place for practice during Holy Week. There are over 40 student organizations that support ...

Today marks the commencement of Holy Week in Bulgaria as Orthodox Christians observe Holy Monday, initiating a period of ...

The holy day falls on the Thursday before Easter and is part of Holy Week. This year Holy Thursday fell on 2 May. Holy Thursday is also called Cleaning Thursday. On this day people clean their houses, ...

Anticipating Pope Francis' decree of May 9, 2024, in last week's column, we announced the Holy Year of 2025 with its title Pilgrims of Hope. Before the solemn announcement, the pope and the H ...

Ethiopian Orthodox Christian worshippers pray inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and rose from the dead, as they take part in ...