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.

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 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 ...

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

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 ...

The two white-bearded patriarchs both wore formal robes and headdresses ... Perhaps more controversial—at least to some Orthodox Christians—is Bartholomew’s emphatic call for believers ...

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.