WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Christians around the world celebrate Christmas on December 25, but Tuesday marked the birth of Christ for many others. For most of the world, the ...

"Easter is a big deal for Orthodox Christians, even more so than Christmas," says George E. Demacopoulos, PhD, co-director of the Orthodox Christian Studies Center and a professor of theology at ...

Fact checked by Karen CilliGrowing up Greek American, the question, "when is Orthodox Easter this year?" always popped up once the warmer weather rolled around. I always looked forward to the ...

COMMENTARY: The Council of Nicaea gave Christianity more than a creed — it gave the Church a way to calculate Easter. But ...

Good Friday 2025 kicks off Easter weekend this Friday, April 18. Here's what to know about the holiday and which Florida ...

Lent, the 40-day period of prayer and fasting before Easter, ends this Thursday, April 17, 2025. Holy Week, the most ...

In Eastern or Orthodox churches, Easter's date is often different because the date relies on the Julian calendar, and Orthodox Christians ... “While Christmas is fixed to a solar calendar ...

As the signs of rebirth surround us at the start of spring, complete with April showers (leading to May flowers), Chris­tians are preparing to celebrate Easter Sunday, their deeply significant holiday ...

In Eastern or Orthodox churches, Easter's date is often different because the date relies on the Julian calendar, and Orthodox Christians do not celebrate ... moon following the spring equinox. “While ...

This resonates with the ecumenical vision of a Church that is united.