Holy Myrrhbearers Orthodox Christian Church in Mount Crawford is in the process of having its walls painted. But these are ...

Across Russia, the devout celebrate Epiphany on January 19 by immersing themselves in frigid water through holes cut through the ice of lakes and rivers, imitating the baptism of Jesus Christ in ...

The Jan. 20 meeting took place in the Vatican Apostolic Palace and was attended by the head of the Finnish Orthodox Church ... represents an icon of hope “that finds its sure and firm foundation ...

The other half, crafted in Ethiopia, depicts an Orthodox hermit saint with four ... a night-time scene with stars added in the sky, and Jesus has been given a halo. Dürer’s distinctive monogram ...

And when that ghost is none other than Jesus Christ ... A bejeweled icon, or encolpion, worn by Theophilos III, Greek Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem and all Palestine, venerates the Virgin ...

On Sunday, January 19, the spirit of celebration filled the air as over 45 South African churches, alongside communities worldwide, commemorated Timkat, the Ethiopian Orthodox celebration of the ...

Orthodox Easter occurs anywhere from mid-April to ... who then carry them around the church while following an icon of Christ. This is done to recall Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem. The olive ...

Caesarius of Terracina, a Christian martyr killed in 107 CE, is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches. Guida’s icon of Caesarius has been exhibited in museums ...

Kollyva, the boiled wheat-based sweet offered at Greek Orthodox memorial services for the repose of ... (mnemosynon), the kollyva is placed in front of the memorial table or an icon of Christ.