Orthodox Christians typically say “Pascha” when referring to Easter. The Orthodox Church, which traces its roots to the Day of Pentecost in 33 A.D., follows the Julian Calendar when ...

Eastern Orthodox Easter will be celebrated on May 5th this year. Easter is called Pascha in the Orthodox Church. Pascha is the Greek word for Passover. The celebration is the Holy Resurrection of ...

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 ...

Greek Easter is the same day as Orthodox Easter, but the individual celebrations vary by specific churches, locations and cultures. Most honor the holiday with church services called Paschal ...

This is considered the most important and joyous festival – the "Feast of Feasts" – in the Eastern Orthodox Church. While sharing the core belief in the resurrection of Jesus Christ ...

Two formulas remain to this day, and in many years Eastern Orthodox Christians celebrate what they call Pascha at a time different from Catholics and Protestants. This year, Orthodox Pascha falls ...

Typically, the Catholic and Protestant churches dominant in the U.S. mark Easter days or even months ahead of Eastern Orthodox Christians, whose Easter is also known as Pascha. This year ...

Orthodox Christians are preparing to celebrate Pascha (Easter) on Sunday, May 8, a month after the rest of the Christian world observed Easter. Like other Christian denominations, this holds ...