and Greek Orthodox Easter is celebrated by enjoying traditional foods like lamb and attending Friday, Saturday, and Sunday church services. Families dye Easter eggs red to represent the blood of ...

A Palestinian Greek Orthodox girl lights a candle during ... which is eight days before Easter Sunday, and is named after Saint Lazarus, a friend of Jesus, who he is believed to have been ...

On Sunday, 40 close family and friends will gather at her uncle Tasso's home to celebrate Greek Orthodox Easter. "The family will have three generations ranging from my dad Costa, who is 90 years ...

Sofatzis’ family, including most of his seven siblings, three in-laws, and five nephews, will also have a big family lunch on Easter Sunday — but Greek Orthodox style. The priest, who is an ...

Blase Cardinal Cupich reminded the faithful to keep fresh in their minds Christ's Resurrection as they go through their ...

Nikas (Greek Orthodox) • It represents life after ... we’re supposed to read each and every Sunday, begins on Easter Sunday. Diaz (Catholic) • Mary Magdalene — the patron saint of ...

This year, Orthodox Easter will be observed on the same day as the Western one: Sunday, 20 April. The shared date is relatively rare as the churches use different calendars. Orthodox Easter is ...

More specifically Orthodox Easter, which my dear Greek American roommate Nicholas ... religious significance notwithstanding, that Easter Sunday I ate what one might call an ungodly amount of ...

Pope Francis has long advocated for this, as have Greek Orthodox Patriarch ... to join the subsequent Palm Sunday procession around the block. This year's common Easter date also pleases Bishop ...

Eugenie Pepper's kitchen is filled with traditional sweets and ingredients, which she's preparing for one of her family's biggest events of the year. On Sunday, 40 close family and friends will ...