Orthodox faithful who live in the U.S. are also looking forward to being able to celebrate Easter in common with their Catholic relatives this year. “Almost 70, 75% of the Greek Orthodox ...

It's that time of year again when scores of women volunteers from the Philoptochos gather at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Akron to mobilize for their big Easter Bake Sale of Greek goodies.

The deep red dying of some 400 eggs for Orthodox Easter, or Pascha, started early at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church. The work began in the church kitchen around 6:30 a.m. Thursday ...

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In Eastern Orthodox churches, Easter is also known as Pascha. That's the Greek word for "Passover," the Jewish holiday Jesus celebrated the night before his Crucifixion (The Last Supper was also a ...

In recent years, church leaders have called for a return to a common Easter date for all Christians. Pope Francis has long advocated for this, as have Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew ...

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 ...