Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, the Patriarch of Syriac Orthodox Church, led the special ceremony in St Mary’s Syrian Orthodox ...

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For centuries, churches have used different methods to calculate the date of Easter. Rarely do they coincide. The search for ...

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

The war between Greece's Maniates and the Bavarian army of King Otto is a lesser-known episode in the history of the modern ...

April classes through Casper College Community Education will provide a variety of fun ways to learn and discover reads a ...

Holy Week will begin on Palm Sunday, April 13th, and end on Holy Saturday, April 19th, followed by Easter Sunday, April 20th. Following the Julian calendar, the Eastern Orthodox Easter will be on ...

While Pope Francis previously announced plans to travel to Turkey, one possible obstacle to a universal agreement could be ...

Looking for a holiday to a history-rich city this Easter but without the crowds that descend on Athens before temperatures become unbearably hot? This stunning Greek city ticks all the boxes ...

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 ...

Quick note: While these restaurants have announced that they will be open on Easter Sunday, it’s best to call ahead to confirm hours and make reservations where you can. So read on for some of ...