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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

To most Christian denominations, particularly Catholics, Eastern Orthodox and Mainline Protestants, Good Friday is an important holiday. Falling two days before the observation of Jesus’ resurrection ...

Palestinian Christian worshippers gathered in an Orthodox church in Gaza City to mark Good Friday, as Israeli strikes in the coastal enclave killed at least 25 people. It was the second Good Friday ...

Sofia, April 18, BTA/GNA – Orthodox Christians in Bulgaria observe Good Friday. On this day, the Orthodox Church commemorates the death of Christ on the Cross. Good Friday is the day of strictest ...

Ahead of Easter Sunday, there's another important holiday that many Christians and Catholics observe each year: Good Friday. Good Friday commemorates the death and crucifixion of Jesus Christ, three ...

With spring comes Easter and its joyful celebration for Christians, but two days before its arrival, Christians observe another holy day: Good Friday. In 2023, Good Friday takes place on April 7. But ...

Fireworks explode over the Venetian port after the procession of "Epitaphios", the bier that carries the body of Jesus Christ to his grave, in Nafpaktos town, western Greece, on Good Friday, May 3, ...