The tradition of icon painting began to develop simultaneously with the development of Christianity. In the modern era, avant ...

By longstanding tradition, the flames from the purported miraculous fire are brought to the main Orthodox churches in the Holy Land and sent to the main Orthodox churches around the world via ...

The Holy Fire is the most renowned miracle in the world of Eastern Orthodox Christianity. It only occurs on the Orthodox Easter (Pascha) date. The Church of The Holy Sepulchre is known as the most ...

When reflecting on where to begin getting to know the Holy Spirit in the introduction to their edited volume, The Holy Spirit: Setting the World on Fire ... despite the orthodox claim that ...

The Greek Orthodox Church on Wednesday accused Israeli police of infringing on the freedom of worshippers with "heavy-handed" restrictions on how many pilgrims can attend the "Holy Fire" ceremony ...

Jerusalem (AFP) – Thousands of Christians attended the thousand-year-old Holy Fire rite in Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre Saturday ahead of the Orthodox Easter despite a security ...

The church's 21 icons arrived from Athens ... through the grace of God and the Holy Spirit, transforms the building into the house of God, according to Greek Orthodox Church beliefs.

After years of planning and fundraising, the icons are being prepared for Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Dallas ... the way to lift your spirit up from the material world to the spiritual ...

JERUSALEM, Israel — On the Saturday before Easter, thousands of Christians gather in the cavernous Church of the Holy Sepulcher for a centuries-old ceremony known as the Holy Fire. Holding unlit ...