Orthodox teaching about icons, as defined at the Seventh Ecumenical Council ... are added to the usual prayers and hymns of the weekly commemoration of the Resurrection of Christ. Scripture readings ...

Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter ... who then carry them around the church while following an icon of ...

In Greece, Orthodox ... The resurrection is proclaimed at exactly midnight, and is celebrated with drums, fireworks, and church bells. Fireworks light up the sky in a majestic display. The crowd ...

The Orthodox Church commemorates the Uncovering of the Precious ... ‘The emperor Constantine ordered a magnificent church in honor of Christ’s Resurrection to be built over His tomb. Saint Helen gave ...

Icon painting workshop in the name of St. Alipiy Pecherskiy Usually, icons depict saints or martyrs. But, one of them features an image of the great poet. How did that happen? The poem was read by ...

Come from near and far to venerate the myrrh-streaming miraculous icon of Panagia Kardiotissa and be anointed with its heavenly fragrance from Thursday, October 24 to Saturday, October 26 at the St.

Originally conceived in the mid-1800s to honor Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich (who died in Nice), the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral wasn't completed until the early 20th century.

A medieval statue of the Virgin Mary and Child, known as the “Virgin of Paris,” has returned to Notre Dame cathedral, five ...

In three key swing districts in New York’s Hudson Valley, candidates are pressing for the support of ultra-Orthodox Jews, who tend to vote as a bloc. By Nicholas Fandos Reporting from Monsey ...

For we have grown into union with Christ through a death like His, we shall also be united with Him in the resurrection....If, then, we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall live with ...

Isha Ambani was honored with the Icon of the Year award at Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year Awards 2024. She dazzled in a Schiaparelli ensemble and dedicated her win to her mother, Nita Ambani ...

Suffering is his way of “becoming like him (Christ) in his death” so that he “may attain the resurrection from the dead” (Philippians 3:10-11). Through his suffering, Paul sees himself as ...