A Capital Easter Celebration, Home and Abroad

Catholics, Protestants, Orthodox: This year Christians of all denominations celebrate Easter for once at the same time. While in the USA the eggs are scarce, others pray beside rubble.

A Capital Easter Celebration, Home and Abroad

Easter has always had a way of sneaking up on us like a bunny in the bushes. This year, it falls right on April 20th, giving us a rare moment where Easter is being celebrated on the same day by both Western and Orthodox churches. That unity between celebrations doesn’t happen every year—and in...

The victory of life over DEATH was celebrated by Christians around the world, Orthodox and Catholics, with DIVINE grandeur. Pope Francis appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica and greeted the THOUSANDS of faithful who had gathered in the Square. The appearance of 88-year-old Pope Francis on the balcony of St. Peter's in the Vatican, before 35 thousand faithful, caused euphoria and emotion. In a wheelchair, exhausted after the double pne…

Easter in Mykolaiv on April 20. Photo: "MykVisti" On Sunday, April 20, Mykolaiv joined the Easter celebrations. This year, the Bright Resurrection of Christ is celebrated simultaneously by Orthodox, Catholics, Greek Catholics and Protestants. The festive events in the city were recorded by journalists from "MykVisti". From the very morning, thousands of citizens went to churches to bless Easter baskets and pray for peace. The Easter celebration …