Today, Orthodox Christians celebrate the main Christian holiday, Easter, or the Resurrection of Christ. Earlier, a night festive liturgy was held in the Moscow Cathedral of Christ the Savior.
Tonight, Georgian priests and pilgrims will bring the Holy Fire, which descended this afternoon in Jerusalem in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher
The Holy Fire has descended in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem Holy today, on the eve of Orthodox Easter. Channel One, Rossiya-1 and NTV channels broadcast live from the temple in Jerusalem. The Holy Fire …
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has congratulated the Orthodox Christian community of Azerbaijan on the Easter holiday. He noted that representatives of various ethnic groups and faiths live in peace, calm, mutual respect and …
Today, alll Orthodox Russians celebrate Easter, or the Resurrection of Christ - the main Christian holiday. According to Orthodox doctrine, with the Resurrection of Christ, death is conquered, and the prospect of eternal life opens …
According to History, the holidays both celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, but have some different traditions and are based on different …
The Holy Fire descended in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. Channel One, Russia-1, NTV and Spas TV channels are broadcasting live from the temple. The Holy Fire symbolizes the light of the Resurrection of Christ, …
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent a congratulatory letter on Easter to the Orthodox Christian community of the country. "Dear compatriots, I would like to cordially congratulate you and the entire Christian community of …
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday released a message marking the Christian holiday of Easter. “I congratulate our Christian citizens on Easter,” Erdogan said in his message. “Our country, where …
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Orthodox Christians and all Russian citizens who celebrate Easter, the Kremlin press service said on Sunday, TASS reports. "The holiday of Easter, embodying the triumph of life, …
The Holy Fire from Jerusalem was delivered by a charter flight to the Stavropol Territory. In Stavropol, the shrine was met by representatives of dioceses, cossacks and local parishioners. North Caucasus Federal District became the …
The restrictions on movement at night, which are in force in Georgia due to the coronavirus pandemic, in connection with the Easter service will begin at 23:00 and end at 04:00. At that moment, believers all over Georgia have already …
The First Vice-President of Azerbaijan, Mehriban Aliyeva congratulated the Azerbaijani Christian community, celebrating the holy holiday of Easter. The relevant greeting she posted on her Instagram page: “I sincerely congratulate …
This year, the main Orthodox holiday, Easter, will be celebrated online for the first time in history. Amid a pandemic, parishioners in many countries were banned from attending churches and services. The descent of the Holy Fire took place …
At the Vnukovo airport, a special board landed with the Holy Fire from Jerusalem. The shrine from Israel was delivered by a delegation of the Andrew the First-Called Foundation. The Holy Fire will be transferred to the Cathedral of …
For the first time in ten centuries, the Holy Fire ceremony took place behind closed doors due to the Covid-19 outbreak. The Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III passed the lit fire to the servants of the Greek Church and …
The Holy day Resurrection Sunday will be a day of unprecedented challenge for Georgia
Orthodox Christians in more than 60 countries are celebrating Easter on April 28. The Russian, Serbian, Georgian, Constantinople, Greek, Bulgarian, Jerusalem and other local Orthodox Churches celebrate it according to the Julian calendar, TASS …
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on the Easter holiday, noting its profound moral sense. Some extracts from the telegram were published on Sunday on …
In the Stavropol region, the police together with employees of the Rosguards, Cossacks and volunteers organized inspections of churches and cemeteries on the eve of the Easter celebration, the press service of the regional Ministry of Internal …
