A young pilgrim of the Greek Orthodox Church lights a candle before the Easter Resurrection Service in Ierapetra, Greece, the southernmost town of Europe, on April 16, 2017.

Vivian Hontzas of Birmingham, Ala., was born in Greece in 1938. She lights candles to place beneath icons of Jesus and Mary in the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Holy Trinity-Holy Cross on Good ...

A Greek Resurrection. By Irene Stephanou. Facebook X Email LinkedIn WhatsApp. As I crawled under a warm blanket to sleep for an hour at the most, I regretted my Greek heri-tage.

Fourteen-year-old Stephanie Vandenberg of Gilbert has always felt sorry for other Christians. "You don’t celebrate Easter at the right time," she has told those who wonder why her Easter, or ...

"Ultimately, no matter what type of cross or crucifix a church displays," she said, "all of us by Easter Sunday are celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ, which we understand to be our true ...