In this photo taken from video released by Roscosmos space corporation Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin holds traditional ...

The early church believed that after his death Christ descended into hell in order to rescue the souls of the righteous.

The tradition of the "Flying Priest" from the island of Chios, which occurs on Holy Saturday, has now spread throughout ...

On the Saturday before Easter, thousands of Christians gather in the dark and cavernous Church of the Holy Sepulcher for a ...

Easter at Church of Holy Sepulchre to witness ritual ignition of candles at traditional site of Jesus's tomb The post ...

Each year, the Greek Patriarch of Jerusalem leads the Holy Fire ceremony. He enters the Edicule, a small shrine within the Holy Sepulchre encasing Christ’s ...

The subject of numerous controversies, she is defined by ambiguity, welcoming outcasts to the Church and provoking more ...

Eastern and Western churches will celebrate Easter on the same day this year, while marking 1,700 years since the Council of ...

Greece is enjoying a major boost in Easter tourism this year, thanks to a rare overlap between Orthodox and Catholic Easters ...

The fact that we are celebrating together, it's of course, a joy because it is something which is reminding us that we are ...

As an out-of-work actor, George Xanthis never imagined that a crowdfunded TV series about the life of Jesus would be his ...

Grace Reformed Church in Waterloo is carrying on its longtime Easter drama tradition this year after it stopped during the ...