It is considered that the custom may have arisen from the early church tradition of baptismal aspirants enduring a 40-day period of fasting in preparation for their baptism ... attend service as well ...

35 ultra-Orthodox police officers completed special ... to fulfill their obligations under Israel’s military service draft. Their training lasted about three weeks, during which they learned ...

A. Baptism was instituted, very probably, about the time Our Lord was baptized by St. John, and its reception was commanded when after His resurrection Our Lord said to His Apostles: "All power is ...

Unalaska’s Church of the Holy Ascension hasn’t had a resident priest for a few months, but that didn’t stop parishioners from organizing their annual Christmas celebration. Although no clergy were ...

1213 Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua) , 4 and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism ...

Peter is about to raised higher by the Lord, who says, in effect, “You will be my coworker in a far more important enterprise ...

Capt Elmo Jayawardena Flight Engineer Instructor Dhun Daruwala trained most of the pilots who joined Airlanka to fly the Tristars. These so trained fledglings went on to command big jet aeroplanes on ...

Ringing the handheld Sanctus bells during the consecration and elevation of the Host and chalice at Mass is a familiar sound ...

Vladimir Putin accused Jews of attacking the Russian Orthodox Church and suggested that they lacked family and “roots,” the latest antisemitic statement from the Russian leader since his 2022 ...

Church volunteers in western Ukraine are the hub of a global network channeling provisions to war refugees and the front lines.

A Catholic church has recently been built, neighboring an Orthodox church and other places ... which is under the protection of the Baptism Site Commission. According to the Gospel (John 1:28 ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities – aptly titled The Holy Week – with Good Friday, Easter Sunday, ...