A woman takes a picture of a traditional Ukrainian Easter egg pysanka, installed as part of the upcoming celebrations of Easter, in central Kiev, Ukraine, April 29, 2016. Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko ...
POTTSTOWN — The holiest days on the Orthodox Christian Church calendar will be celebrated this year with Easter Sunday on May 5. Orthodox Christians typically say “Pascha” when referring to Easter.
Orthodox Christian churches from Russia to Egypt are preparing to celebrate Easter, also known as Pascha to many Eastern Christians, this Sunday. The celebration, which comes one week after most ...
Fourteen-year-old Stephanie Vandenberg of Gilbert has always felt sorry for other Christians. "You don’t celebrate Easter at the right time," she has told those who wonder why her Easter, or Pascha, ...
OWEGO (WBNG) -- St. Maximus Orthodox Church in Owego is the first Orthodox church in Tioga County history. A country-style chapel based on models from the 7th to 9th Century. Lazarus Gehring, one of ...
This is part of a regular series featuring religious and other holidays celebrated by various faiths in our community. Over the year, we’ll take a look at various faith-based holidays and explain who, ...
Last weekend we celebrated Easter and Passover. Now Pascha is upon us. The Rev. Gregory-Francis Des Marais of St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Albany spoke with Robert Brill and shared these ...
On Sunday (May 1), more than 250 million Orthodox Christians around the world – including thousands in Charlotte – will celebrate Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. Pascha (pronounced PAHS-kuh), the ...