Orthodox Christians mark the crucifixion of Jesus according to the Julian calendar — impressions from Jerusalem’s Old City.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered troops to pause military operations in Ukraine for Orthodox Easter while staying on alert for provocations. President Vlodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine ...

The Russian government has agreed to hold a ceasefire for the duration of Easter, which in the Orthodox calendar falls one ...

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President Vladimir Putin has ordered a Russian military ceasefire for 32 hours as part of the Easter truce, with Ukraine also ...

The world's Orthodox Christians will celebrate Easter this weekend, with more than half a million Australians expected to ...

In procession, about 100 people encircled St. Michael the Archangel Orthodox Church three times on Friday evening. The solemn ...

Here’s what the recent ceasefire proposal between Russia and Ukraine means, plus why Orthodox Christians are celebrating ...

As millions of Ethiopians marked Good Friday in the capital, Addis Ababa, on Friday, many were continuing to suffer the ...

Russia and Ukraine announced on Saturday they held another swap of prisoners of war, exchanging 175 soldiers each. “On April ...

The dating of Greek Easter or Pascha, has bedeviled theologians for centuries. The Greek Orthodox use the calendar devised by Julius Caesar.

Christians in Jordan were joined by churches in parts of Israel and the West Bank in celebrating Easter together across ...