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COMMENTARY: Today’s feast is directly linked to the jubilee years of 1975 and 2000, making its observance this jubilee year a ...
The Orthodox faithful in Greece mark the Monday of the Holy Spirit, a public holiday, especially for schools and public ...
Mediterranean sights and sounds were in full swing at the annual Greek Festival hosted by Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church in ...
The Egyptian Festival at St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church is concluding its second and final day on Saturday, offering a ...
Their faces, hats and flamenco dresses caked in dust, hundreds of pilgrims gathered around an ox-driven carriage with their icon of ...
STROUDSBURG, Pa. — Volunteers from Monroe County are busy in the kitchen of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church in Stoudsburg. They're preparing some traditional Greek dishes ahead of the opening ...
Under the title of 'Our Lady of the Southern Cross' she is patron of the Australian Diocese of Toowoomba and of WYD08. It is Our Lady of the Southern Cross to whom WYD08 pilgrims are encouraged to ...
[Jn 6:60 .] The Eucharist and the Cross are stumbling blocks. It is the same mystery and it never ceases to be an occasion of division. 'Will you also go away?': [Jn 6:67 .] the Lord's question ...
(Photo: Wolters M./Wikimedia Commons) Coptic Orthodox Egyptologist Ashraf Alexandre Sadek does not mince words when recalling the reaction triggered by the publication of the Vatican declaration ...
According to liturgy specialists, the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, which we celebrate every year on September 14th, is linked to the dedication of the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre ...
The four-hour long ceremony at St Mark's Cathedral was looked on by Coptic Orthodox clergy from around the world, including the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the UK, Bishop Angaelos. Also in ...