Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Thursday confirmed that the holy light, which is also known as the holy fire, will arrive in Cyprus in advance of Easter, thanking his Greek counterpart Giorgos ...

The Orthodox Christian ceremony, which is attended by Catholics and other Christians, as well, has been held continuously since at least 1106. The "Holy Fire" is passed from inside Christ's tomb to ...

Easter food baskets were blessed on Holy Saturday at St. Anne Catholic Church in Bethlehem. See photos below. Jim and Sandy Yackanicz of Bethlehem included salt and pepper to be blessed Saturday, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many devout Christians spend the week between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday attending a variety of services. We also know from ...

Easter Sunday is this upcoming weekend, which means the preceding Saturday is known as Holy Saturday. According to Britannica, Holy Saturday is a Christian religious observance that ends the Lenten ...

While the Easter holiday often involves eggs, bunnies and pastels, this holiday bears a deeper meaning with Holy Week days like Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday. The Christian holiday ...