The fact that we are celebrating together, it's of course, a joy because it is something which is reminding us that we are ...

The Eastern Orthodox Church honors Saint George and refers to him as a “Great Martyr.” The traditional legends have offered a ...

When we think of Rome and the Pope, we don't necessarily think of a Greek Pope. However, many Popes in the past had been of ...

Christians around the world will celebrate on the same day this year, a relative rarity. Pope Francis would like to make it ...

The current ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, has balanced the growing power of Moscow, but the question ...

The Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic observances overlap only every three to four years thanks to different church calendars — and different lunar cycle calculations.

Eastern and Western churches will celebrate Easter on the same day this year, while marking 1,700 years since the Council of ...

On the Saturday before Easter, thousands of Christians gather in the dark and cavernous Church of the Holy Sepulcher for a ...

A Moscow Patriarchate official praised Pope Francis for fostering ties between the Russian Orthodox and Roman Catholic ...

Easter Monday is not a federal holiday in the United States, meaning government offices, post offices and banks remain open.