Continuing an artistic tradition begun in the 3rd Century, Kim Fritzges paints early Byzantine icons in Studio 311 at the ...

KEARNEY, Neb. (KOLN) - On the walls of St. George Orthodox Church are hand-painted icons of saints. “People know when they come in to change their mindset,” said John Wolf, St. George parishioner.

MAVROLEFKI, Greece, May 30 (Reuters) - At a small shrine in northern Greece, locals clutching icons of Greek Orthodox saints dance to lyres and drums in preparation for a ceremony in which they will ...

Each May in the small Greek village of Lagadas, a group of celebrants upholds a three-day tradition that incorporates a range of age-old rites. Burning coal is scattered on the floor in preparation ...