Western Christians call this coming Sunday Trinity Sunday, while Orthodox Christians will celebrate Pentecost. The vestments are different colors in different faith traditions, and in Orthodox ...

Orthodox Christians packed churches Saturday night ... In ornately decorated vestments, dozens of priests and officiants took part, swinging smoking incense censers and chanting the liturgy.

Orthodox Christians typically say “Pascha” when ... At midnight on Saturday in a completely darkened church, the clergy in white vestments will come out of the altar singing the angelic ...

Jeff Sponenburg pins red fabric to his robe prior to leaving to sing on the Orthodox Christmas Eve in St. Clair, Pa., Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (MATTHEW PERSCHALL/MULTIMEDIA EDITOR) “I am a shepherd ...

Also among the Easter celebrations this year will be Orthodox Ethiopian Christians celebrating 'Fasika ... while wearing a traditional Ethiopian robe to symbolise happiness and purity.

Many Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas in January, not December. In Lebanon, Christians say the holiday is extra poignant for them this year. It's Christmas this week for tens of millions of ...