SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Orthodox Church in America Diocese of New England welcomed the highest-ranking official in the Church for an Ordination ceremony Saturday. St. Peter and St. Paul ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Bells and clamor, incense and flames. One of the most chaotic gatherings in the Christian calendar is the ancient ceremony of the “Holy Fire,” with worshipers thronging the Church of ...

JERUSALEM, April 18 (Reuters) - The Holy Fire ceremony symbolising Jesus' resurrection took place in a deserted Jerusalem on Saturday, without the joyful throng of Orthodox Christian pilgrims who ...

Unalaska’s Church of the Holy Ascension hasn’t had a resident priest for a few months, but that didn’t stop parishioners from organizing their annual Christmas celebration. Although no clergy were ...

Pilgrims gathered in Jerusalem on Saturday for the annual “Holy Fire” ceremony at the revered site of Jesus’ burial and resurrection, an ancient custom considered by many believers to be a miraculous ...

Members of two Orthodox churches in Aurora along with city officials met Saturday at the pedestrian footbridge near RiverEdge Park to celebrate the first-ever blessing of the Fox River. Both St.

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church who has been sanctioned for his support of Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine, has been captured on video falling during a religious service. Patriarch Kirill was ...

Updated at 2:14 p.m. ET The coronavirus did not stop the tradition of the Holy Fire on Saturday, the centuries-old ceremony held annually at the tomb of Jesus in Jerusalem the day before Easter on the ...

Representatives from two Orthodox churches in Aurora along with city officials and more met at the pedestrian bridge near RiverEdge Park Saturday morning for the city’s second annual Blessing of the ...

The Orthodox Christian ceremony, which is attended by Catholics and other Christians, as well, has been held continuously since at least 1106. The "Holy Fire" is passed from inside Christ's tomb to ...