ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Inside Greece’s Orthodox churches, candles are a symbol of faith and simplicity, slender and traditionally made of beeswax, and placed in large candleholders filled with sand.

Orthodox Christians around the globe are celebrating Easter today, with thousands lighting candles at services in their community. In Istanbul, Turkey, people attend an Easter Resurrection Service at ...

Across the world, Orthodox Christians were celebrating Easter on Sunday, commemorating the day followers believe Jesus was resurrected some 2,000 years ago. Roman Catholics and Protestants marked ...

Mobile chapels on wheels, inflatable churches and khaki-colored candles for the military are just a small part of the cooperation between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Defense Ministry. Here is ...

Orthodox Christian believers observed Easter on Sunday, a week later than the religious holiday was celebrated this year by Western churches. In Russia, about 4.3 million people took part in an ...

An employee holds candles that resemble COVID-19 test kits, vaccination syringes at a store in Athens, Greece, on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. Greeks celebrate Easter with other Orthodox Christians on ...

Kosovo Serb Orthodox pilgrims hold candles during an Easter vigil mass in the monastery of Gracanica during an Easter service, Kosovo, April 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu) Lithuanian Orthodox ...

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Across the world, Orthodox Christians are celebrating Easter, commemorating the day followers believe Jesus was resurrected 2,000 years ago. Roman Catholics and Protestants marked Easter last Sunday, ...