In many respects, the Easter celebrations of Chicago’s 350,000 Eastern Orthodox Christians this weekend mirrored ceremonies observed by millions of other area Christians three weeks ago. But … ...

From July 2024 to June 2025, the Church had the most convert baptisms of any 12-month period in its history. The calendar ...

Photo taken on April 27, 2019, at Debre Genet Medhane Alem Ethiopian Orthodox Church. ... Easter is “a day of spiritual victory,” in that jesus Christ “redeemed all mankind from sin.” ...

The Church lived out of what had already happened. With its joy in what had taken place, it looked for the coming of Jesus in the future. But the chronology of his coming was no longer decisive ...

Easter celebrations are not quite over, as members of Eastern Orthodox Church are preparing to celebrate Greek Easter on Sunday, April 8. The two holidays commemorate the resurrection of Jesus on ...

Orthodox Easter was celebrated across the world Sunday with a fire ceremony, roasted lamb, cakes and street processions through the streets of Bethlehem and Jerusalem. Protestants and Roman ...

However, with the Orthodox Christian Church not under the rule of the Pope, they stayed with the Julian calendar. The Julian and Gregorian calendars are now 13 days out of sync, becoming 14 days ...

A Greek Orthodox priest holds a bundle of candles at the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher, the revered site of Jesus' burial and resurrection in Jerusalem's Old City, on May 4, 2024, during the ...

The Ukrainian Orthodox Church - which claims independence but has historic ties to Moscow and faces an effective ban in pending legislation - is observing Christmas on Jan. 7. Advertisement ...

FILE - Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, center, delivers the Christmas service in the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. While much of the world has Christmas ...