Sacred art and icons—often believed to confer divine gifts and powers to the faithful—began to flourish in the Second Century ...

Faithful Christians around the world celebrated on Sunday the resurrection of Jesus Christ, from Vatican City where Pope ...

On the Saturday before Easter, thousands of Christians gather in the cavernous Church of the Holy Sepulcher for a centuries-old ceremony known as the Holy Fire. Holding unlit candles, they pack into ...

During Fasika, as Easter is known, Christians of all denominations - including the majority Orthodox group - come together to ...

The early church believed that after his death Christ descended into hell in order to rescue the souls of the righteous.