Bartholomew I of Constantinople, the spiritual leader of Orthodox Christians, has expressed sorrow over the death of Pope ...

The scent of herbs and flowers filled St. Elias the Prophet Orthodox Church on Saturday morning as the priest scattered roses and bay leaves throughout the sanctuary. The church’s youngest congregants ...

The date of Easter and its related holidays also depend on if you’re Eastern Orthodox or not. The Eastern Orthodox ... on the first Sunday after the spring equinox full moon. “While Christmas is fixed ...

Nonetheless, Christmas has begun to increase somewhat in popularity in Albania in recent years, and Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox believers celebrate ... with “Merry Christmas!,” Christmas cards ...

Celebrations continue through until 6 January which marks the date for orthodox Christmas or the Feast of the Epiphany for non-Orthodox Christians. During these celebrations there are two very special ...

Hence, Orthodox Christmas and Easter come after the Catholic/Protestant Christmas and Easter. Yet, because Easter is variable, some years the two dates do coincide. The approach of Nicaea had held ...

But why does Christmas occur nine months after Easter? The date for Easter, also called Pascha in the Orthodox Church (after the original word for Passover), is calculated as the first Sunday after ...

Rather than pretending that the supposed events of Easter occurred on an actual date, as with Christmas and many ... and the spring equinox, but the Orthodox Church's rules are slightly different ...

So bring some literary festivity to your handwritten Christmas cards, or add another fun activity to your family’s Christmas traditions, by reading these poems together over hot cocoa by the fire.

In Eastern or Orthodox churches, Easter's date is often different because ... Easter Sunday always falls on the Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox. “While Christmas is fixed ...