The countdown to the Orthodox Easter is set to begin on March 3, when Greece celebrates “Kathara Deftera,” Greek for “Clean ...

Know the dates for the end of Lent, Holy Week and Easter Sunday in 2025. Why does Easter start late this year?

Despite challenges, a commitment to faith and culture has held the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Norwich together for ...

The brief ceremony, held on March 2 at the centuries-old St. Mary’s Orthodox Syrian Church in West Kallada, Kollam, marked the formal commencement of a 50-day-long lent observed by the Church ...

Lent 2025: why are Christians observing it and when does it end? - Deciding what to give up for Lent is a personal choice, ...

An excerpt on generosity and solidarity from “Hunger for Righteousness: A Lenten Journey Towards Intimacy with God and Loving our Neighbor.” Christians in the Coptic Orthodox Church prepare ...

He added that the acts of self-denial during Lent are a tangible remembrance of Christ's sacrifice. The Very Rev. Nicholas Halkias, pastor of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, said Lent is based ...

A Palestinian evangelical Christian leader had earlier spoken, calling the movement ‘a heretical replacement theology that ...

The Lenten season, beginning on Ash Wednesday and ... based on health considerations and personal circumstances. Eastern Orthodox traditions maintain perhaps the most comprehensive fasting ...