But that wasn’t the strangest thing that happened that day at Saints Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church, a 70-year-old congregation that for nearly three years has been mired in ...

Orthodox Easter occurs anywhere from mid-April to early May ... Later, when midnight arrives, the church bells ring out in celebration. Attendees then pass the “Holy Flame” from candle to candle, ...

Tuesday Annunciation vespers and divine liturgy: presented by St. Nicholas Orthodox Church at 5 p.m. in person at 102 Ross Ave. in San Anselmo. Go to stnicholasmarin.org. Mondays Mass: presented by ...

In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated ... until the entire square is lit with flickering candle light. The lighting of the candles is said to be the most significant moment of the entire year. The ...

Vladimir Putin accused Jews of attacking the Russian Orthodox Church and suggested that they lacked family and “roots,” the latest antisemitic statement from the Russian leader since his 2022 ...

Similar to Easter, Orthodox Easter is commemorated by attending joyous church services ... This is often followed by a candlelight procession, with Easter services and celebrations beginning ...

On Friday, the Greek Orthodox Church called for an emergency meeting to discuss a major reform to be launched. The move comes after the Church was rocked by overwhelming scandals on sex and finance ...

Candlelight evening prayer circle ... Vigil: presented by St. Nicholas Orthodox Church at 6 p.m. on YouTube and in person at 102 Ross Ave. in San Anselmo. Go to stnicholasmarin.org.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew leads the official door-opening ceremony of lower Manhattan’s St ...

“Do not remain silent. Tell the world the truth. The aggression is not just a fight for territory, it is the destruction of shrines.” The appeal comes as Moldova's Orthodox Church, which boasts 90 per ...

During the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday night the priest or deacon carries the candle in procession into the dark church. A new fire, symbolizing our eternal life in Christ, is kindled which ...