Mediterranean sights and sounds were in full swing at the annual Greek Festival hosted by Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church in ...

The Paschal candle represents Christ ... Five grains of incense inserted into the candle in the form of a cross recall the aromatic spices with which His Sacred Body was prepared for the tomb ...

Opportunity struck again, or so Rossville thought with junior second baseman Autumn Paschal at the plate. Paschal had two runners on and hit a tailing short fly into short left field. Junior ...

According to tradition, a part of the Holy Cross was discovered by the mother of the emperor Constantine, St. Helen, on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem in 326. A fifth century account describes this ...

Each year, roughly 13,000 ultra-Orthodox men reach the conscription age of 18, but less than 10% enlist, according to parliament's State Control Committee, which held a hearing examining the issue.

This message from Patriarch Bartholomew was read March 17, 2024 in Orthodox parishes under the ... The third Sunday, known as the “Sunday of the Holy Cross,” marks the midpoint of Lent and ...

At the edge of the Polish border, the 12th-century Kalozha Belarusian Orthodox Church in Grodno overlooks the calm waters of the Neman River. This is where Father Georgij Roi ministered for ten ...

In Greece, Pentecost is one of the “Great Christian Feasts” of the year, being second in importance only to Pascha (Good Friday ... to grow and expand from that point on. In Greek Orthodox doctrine, ...

In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities ... Before entering their homes, they make the symbol of a cross in the air with the smoke of the candle above the door.

Learn more about Paschal Apanga, a graduate student in the School of Community Health Sciences at the University of Nevada, Reno.