NAFPAKTOS, GreeceNAFPAKTOS, Greece — The procession of “Epitaphios,” symbolizing the bier that carried the body of Jesus to his grave, took place across Greece on Friday, which was Good Friday in the ...

NORTHAMPTON, Pa. - Good Friday in the Orthodox Church is the day the death of Christ is observed. It is a day of fasting, prayer, and grief. The grief is felt more deeply this year in the Assumption ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Orthodox Christian communities in Springfield and throughout the world are observing Good Friday. Friday afternoon at St. George Greek Orthodox Church, parishioners ...

HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – Friday is Good Friday for Orthodox Christians who recognize a different holy calendar than Catholics and Protestants. The Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Holyoke held ...

Reading Of Sacred Books; Prayer And Despair; Religious Ceremony; Hymn; Orthodox Hymn From Asia Minor; Hymn For Good Friday; Hymn; Hymn For Easter Thursday; Hymn To The Endless Creator; Hymn From A ...

JERUSALEM — Eastern Orthodox Christian pilgrims marched Friday through the stone alleyways of Jerusalem’s Old City to commemorate Jesus’ crucifixion some 2,000 years ago. Roman Catholics and ...

This year, Good Friday falls on Friday 7 April on the Gregorian calendar. Its date coincides with the middle of the Jewish festival of Passover. According to the Julian calendar, which is still used ...

Editor’s note • The Salt Lake Tribune’s senior religion writer, Peggy Fletcher Stack, is on assignment in the Middle East. Besides her deeper reporting, she is sharing shorter daily dispatches. This ...