Cyprus marks the Kataklysmos festival on Monday, a traditional celebration held 50 days after Easter, coinciding with Pentecost.The festival honours the descent of the Holy Spirit and is closely ...

The Orthodox faithful in Greece mark the Monday of the Holy Spirit, a public holiday, especially for schools and public ...

Today is Monday of the Holy Spirit, Agios Pnevmatos, and a national holiday in Greece, which is the day following Pentecost, ...

Summer 2025 has arrived, and Whit Monday, a Christian holiday also known as Pentecost Monday, falls on June 9, offering a ...

As we come to the end of our Easter season, we can ask, "What have we learned? How have we changed? Has our faith in the ...

On Easter Sunday itself, the Hellenic Society hosted a brunch, complete with all of the must-have dishes: lamb, roasted potatoes, Greek salad and tsoureki (sweet bread). We cracked red eggs, wishing ...

The Greek Orthodox and Armenian patriarchs bring forth the fire ... vocation as a city of peace for all the children of God," the statement said. In his Easter Sunday homily, Latin Patriarch of ...

Greek Orthodox Easter is the conclusion of ... While many Christian churches hold sunrise services on Easter Sunday, many Orthodox churches instead mark the resurrection with a midnight service ...

Pope Francis has long advocated for this, as have Greek Orthodox Patriarch ... ready to join the subsequent Palm Sunday procession around the block. This year's common Easter date also pleases ...

Christians today celebrate their holiest day, Easter Sunday, which commemorates the ... Immortality of the soul is an ancient Greek idea, but the expectation of bodily resurrection comes directly ...

In the Gaza Strip, where no food or aid has been allowed in by the Israeli military for nearly 50 days, people observed Easter on Sunday at the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrius in Gaza ...

In Greece, the sky lit up with fireworks ... been celebrating the holiday as days of festivities culminate in Easter Sunday. Palestinian Christians light candles during the Holy Fire ceremony ...