The Lebanese government is facing a significant challenge in administrative reform, particularly in filling high-level ...

The Cyprus Orthodox church has reiterated that it will not perform funeral rites for individuals who choose cremation after death, following an announcement about the establishment of the first ...

A life of faith, family, and service Marilouise Mahdasian (née DerKaloustian), 79, of Racine, Wisconsin, died peacefully on ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter accordingly, ...

(RNS) — In many Orthodox Jewish settings ... to their sex at birth rather than their chosen gender. At prayer services during the retreat, transgender people could sit in whatever section ...

2025 from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. at Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 429 High Street, Warren, OH 44481. All are welcome to honor her memory at a funeral service, which will follow in the ...

The former eighties pop star planned her own funeral in the years before her ... to be manned by two make-shift security guards. The service began with Faith Hill’s emotional ballad, There ...

Linda Nolan’s family will today say a final farewell at a funeral service celebrating her “remarkable life”. Members of the public are also being invited to gather for the service at 10.30am ...

Sarakosti’s Services Starting on Friday, March 14, and for the four following Fridays, the Greek Orthodox Church marks the countdown to Easter with the solemn Service of the Salutations. During the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Greek Orthodox priests stand next to the casket of the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All ...

Greek Orthodox priests stand next to the casket ... pay their respects during a religious ceremony, a day before his funeral, inside the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, in Tirana, Albania ...

Hosted by the Rev Canon Dominic Black, the funeral service included singing from the Choral-Hull children’s choir, made up from pupils across the city. Many will have noticed the 'Two Jags' that ...