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

In the Latin Church, believers determine how they will observe Lent (fasting is prescribed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday). In contrast, the dietary observances of Orthodox Great Lent ...

Lent 2025: why are Christians observing it and when does it end? - Deciding what to give up for Lent is a personal choice, ...

Know the dates for the end of Lent, Holy Week and Easter Sunday in 2025. Why does Easter start late this year?

On Fridays in Lent (and throughout the year, before the Second Vatican Council) we would free countless poor souls in ...

Despite challenges, a commitment to faith and culture has held the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Norwich together for ...

Fasolada, the Greek bean soup, is ideal for Greek Orthodox Easter Lent. Credit: EYGASTRONOMES Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 Fasolada, the delicious bean soup dubbed the “national dish” of Greece is ...

Mary’s Orthodox Syrian Church in West Kallada, Kollam, marked the formal commencement of a 50-day-long lent observed by the Church’s followers. In the Christian tradition, lent is the time ...

Forgiveness Sunday, also known as Cheesefare Sunday, marks the final Sunday before the start of Great Lent in the Greek Orthodox Church. This day emphasizes the themes of Adam and Eve’s exile from ...

When does Lent end? Why is Easter so late this year? Will Good Friday be a holiday in Mississippi? Here's what we know. Most Christians, including Catholics, Protestants and Orthodox Christians ...