In colonial Latin America – called “New Spain” by European colonists – images of a white Jesus reinforced a caste system where white, Christian Europeans occupied the top tier, while those with darker ...

Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter ... who then carry them around the church while following an icon of ...

In Greece, Orthodox Easter ... and countries in the west. Good Friday is considered to be a sacred day in Greece. Traditionally, the day starts out with local girls and women decorating a replica (or ...

This Sunday holds a special significance across the Christian world, including Greece, as believers celebrate Palm Sunday ...

As Catholics and Orthodox Christians around the world prepare to celebrate Holy Week, culminating in a joint celebration of ...

The Eucharist celebrated by the bishop has a quite special significance as an expression of the Church gathered around the altar, with the one who represents Christ, the Good Shepherd and Head of ...

Jack P Shepherd's brother has had plenty to say about his Celebrity Big Brother housemates as he issued a scathing attack on the stars of the ITV show. The Coronation Street icon was nominated by ...

Celebrity Big Brother fans have hit out at Jack P Shepherd for wasting his nomination ahead of the first eviction. The Coronation Street star, 37, has swapped the cobbles for the Big Brother house ...

Coronation Street stars have rushed to support Jack P Shepherd, who is currently in the Celebrity Big Brother house alongside other famous faces. Thursday's episode of the reality show saw the ...

Originally conceived in the mid-1800s to honor Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich (who died in Nice), the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral wasn't completed until the early 20th century.