Tag: Orthodox Christians
Thousands attend Orthodox Easter ‘Holy Fire’ rite in Jerusalem
The ceremony, when a flame which the faithful believe sparks miraculously each year is brought from the tomb, marks the most important event in the Orthodox calendar
Orthodox Palm Sunday brings brief respite to Ukrainian city
Palm Sunday falls on April 17 this year in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church while Easter falls on April 24
Pope apologizes for mistakes of Catholics in meeting with Greek Orthodox...
An Orthodox cleric shouted “Pope, you are a heretic! Pope, you are a heretic!” before he was taken away by police
Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican leaders call climate crisis a ‘devastating injustice’
"The current climate crisis speaks volumes about who we are and how we view and treat God’s creation"
Crowds gather for Holy Fire ceremony at Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulchre
The ceremony, symbolizing Jesus's resurrection, is one of the most colorful spectacles of the Orthodox Easter season