Pope Francis has made greater unity with the Orthodox a priority of his pontificate; he has especially expressed his desire ...

Two families of mixed Catholic and Orthodox Christian members are looking forward to celebrating Easter together on the same ...

It is Lent in the Christian world, but in reality, it only alters the lives of monks and Moscow restaurateurs, who rush to invent Lenten menus to profit from the public's fear of living in sin.

Georgian protesters gathered on Tbilisi’s Rustaveli Avenue to celebrate Easter together. Activists and members of the ...

Of all the holidays celebrated in a year, Publix is only closed for three of them: Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. On ...

Where shopping is a pleasure.” Publix has 870 locations in Florida. Each are closed for Easter Sunday, one of the biggest ...

Why isn’t Easter celebrated on the same day every year? The celebration of Easter is loosely associated with the Jewish ...

Russia announced an "Easter truce" on Saturday, but Moscow and Kyiv have accused one another of violating the temporary ceasefire.

The truce, announced on Saturday by Russia’s Vladimir Putin, was meant to silence the weapons for Easter Sunday, but both sides have accused the other of launching hundreds of attacks.

Urbi et orbi” means “To the city [of Rome] and to the world.” It is a special apostolic blessing given by the pope every year ...

The Pope’s urbi et orbi was read by Archbishop Diego Ravelli, the master of pontifical liturgical celebrations, as the ...

This Friday is Jumaa’ al Hazeeneh (Arabic for Good Friday), and to Palestinian Christians this phrase is pregnant with ...