For many Christians, Easter was celebrated this year on March 31. But for Eastern Orthodox Christians, the celebration of Jesus Christ's Resurrection occurs more than a month later, on May 5 ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — A handful of Eastern Orthodox priests held mass for the Christian holiday of Easter on Sunday in an empty Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem due to restrictions in place ...

Orthodox Christians across the world attended mass and exchanged painted eggs to celebrate Easter. ... Orthodox Easter 2015: Eastern Churches Mark Holy Day [PHOTOS] By Dennis Lynch ...

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 ...

With “Holy Fire,” fireworks and solemn Masses, Orthodox Christians around the world celebrated Easter on Sunday, commemorating the day followers believe that Jesus was resurrected more than ...

Easter often falls on different dates in Western Christian churches and the Eastern Orthodox Church, but efforts over the years to come to a permanent shared date have failed and aren't likely to ...

ATHENS, Greece – Across the world, Orthodox Christians are celebrating Easter, commemorating the day followers believe that Jesus was resurrected more than 2,000 years ago. Russian President ...

Eastern Orthodox Easter will be celebrated on May 5th this year. Easter is called Pascha in the Orthodox Church. Pascha is the Greek word for Passover.

Noting that in the Eastern Orthodox church, which is followed by many in Russia and Ukraine, Sunday marks the start of Holy Week – with Easter coming on April 24 – Welby exhorted Russia to ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Millions of Orthodox Christians across the world and many in our area will be celebrating Easter on Sunday. At Saint George Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Springfield ...

BOSTON — A Massachusetts nonprofit organization that is helping Ukraine held a fundraiser on the grounds of an Eastern Orthodox church in Boston on Sunday.