The Orthodox distinctiveness lies particularly in the preparation period, which includes a fast starting on November 15—longer than Advent in the Catholic tradition. This liturgical period ...

Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter ... beginning with the candle of the priest. All walk home carrying their ...

The circles of the hierarchs received with great satisfaction the news of the creation of 600 organic positions of priests for the Greek Orthodox Church, as it was a long-standing request on their ...

9:14 Doug Ford sports ‘Canada is not for sale’ hat, warns U.S. of retaliation ‘beyond tariffs’ A local Ontario company responsible for the now-viral hat Doug Ford wore to a meeting with ...

There’s one other amusing constant that - like many parts of Type-Moon lore - could be a franchise in itself, and it's this: if there is a priest in any of these stories, they are always armed ...

OTTAWA – Ontario’s position ahead of Wednesday’s first minister’s meeting was made quite clear, thanks to the Premier’s choice of headwear.

In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities ... that Christ had to endure as he passed through the underworld. At midnight, a priest appears holding a lighted candle ...

DANIEL Londos might have been one of the smallest of the 21 young men and boys who dived into Newcastle's Bogey Hole on Sunday, but he was the one who emerged from its waters "blessed." Josh Leeson is ...