Ash Wednesday is the first day of the season of Lent that leads up to Good Friday and Easter. What to know about the day.

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities – aptly titled The Holy Week – with Good Friday, Easter Sunday, ...

The countdown to the Orthodox Easter is set to begin on March 3, when Greece celebrates “Kathara Deftera,” Greek for “Clean ...

First, is there actually a growing trend of young men looking to become Orthodox Christians? Second, is it correct to ...

Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter ... Although Christ died on the following Friday, the death of Christ is ...

Here’s a look at Easter and Holy Week. On Easter Sunday, Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion. It also marks the end of the 40-day period of ...

Unlike many festivals and celebrations which have a set date (Christmas and Halloween, for example), the date of Easter can ...

Easter is fast approaching. Here's a look at why the date of Easter changes every year and what else to know about the ...

Archbishop Anastasios, head of the Orthodox Church of Albania, died at a hospital in Athens at the age of 95 on Saturday, the ...

in keeping with the Eastern Christian church’s calendar. The holiday is celebrated locally and by those in our SCU community, as well. The Greek Orthodox community is prevalent in Santa Clara and San ...