A bejeweled icon, or encolpion, worn by Theophilos III, Greek Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem and all Palestine, venerates the Virgin Mary and the Christ ... cast a “good Samaritan” as an ...

In Greece, Orthodox Easter ... and countries in the west. Good Friday is considered to be a sacred day in Greece. Traditionally, the day starts out with local girls and women decorating a replica (or ...

Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter ... who then carry them around the church while following an icon of ...

In St. Cyprian’s time, Christians were routinely arrested and killed for their faith, and so those who assembled in the name of Jesus Christ knew ... one flock and one shepherd" (John 10:16).

Most importantly, he was a devoted follower of Jesus Christ. His book “Prayers by ... Sinners are a flock without a shepherd; you are not. And if your shepherd leaves you, he does not leave ...

Thousands of Albanians gathered in the capital to pay their last respects to Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the country’s Orthodox Christian Church after the fall of the country’s communist regime ...

Thousands of Albanians Pay Last Respects to Orthodox Christian Archbishop Anastasios ... around the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in downtown Tirana.

Originally conceived in the mid-1800s to honor Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich (who died in Nice), the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral wasn't completed until the early 20th century.

Jesus's real name may not have been Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ's real name was most likely Yeshu Nazareen, according to language and phonetic experts, as cited in a New York Post report.

On Good Friday, the entire Church fixes her gaze on the Cross at Calvary. Each member of the Church tries to understand at what cost Christ has won our redemption. In the solemn ceremonies of Good ...

The Eucharist celebrated by the bishop has a quite special significance as an expression of the Church gathered around the altar, with the one who represents Christ, the Good Shepherd and Head of ...

and the lower pixel density makes it even harder to read the icon’s text. If you have a Surface Laptop Go, which has a very low resolution display, there is a good chance you had no idea it said ...