But in one particular, the ritual was strikingly different: Between Christ’s death and resurrection, Orthodox churches commemorated the belief that Jesus descended into hell. While many western ...

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Honoring traditions dating back to the Council of Nicea in 395 A.D., Orthodox Christians around the world observed Holy Pascha, the feast of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, on Sunday with music ...

Cottonwood Heights • Imagine glimpsing the arm of Jesus’ grandmother or a robe ... as long as you have a believing heart. A Greek Orthodox congregation in Cottonwood Heights recently acquired ...

Only the Greek Orthodox patriarch is allowed to enter the chamber that houses the tomb of Jesus, while all the others remain in the Chapel of the Angel, a sort of antechamber that commemorates the ...

Thousands of Orthodox Christian worshippers dived into ... by priests in Epiphany ceremonies commemorating the baptism of Jesus Christ. The legend goes that the person who retrieves the wooden ...

Christians around the world will celebrate the resurrection of Jesus on the same Sunday this ... from the Easter Sunday observed by the Orthodox Church, a tradition of many centuries.

ADDIS ABABA, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Thousands of Ethiopian Orthodox followers gathered in the capital Addis Ababa on Friday and Saturday to celebrate Epiphany, also called Timket, a religious festival ...