Every four years, Passover, Orthodox Easter and Easter all happen together. This past week, the reporters of the Bronx Ink fanned out across the borough to report on how the sacred week was celebrated. We visited a variety of churches, covered processions, services and a seder at a senior center in Riverdale. Click here for highlights of our coverage.
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A holy week in the Bronx
Posted on 25 April 2011.
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[Video] An Easter tradition thrives in Tremont
Posted on 24 April 2011.
St Joseph’s Church replicates Christ’s painful journey to the cross.
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Easter in a Black Pentecostal Church
Posted on 24 April 2011.
Pastor Michel White leads the Greater Faith Temple in an energetic Easter Service.
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Good Friday service at a Greek Orthodox Church in the Bronx
Posted on 24 April 2011.
To celebrate Good Friday, around 600 worshipers gathered at the Zoodohos Peghe Greek Orthodox Parish for the evening service called the Lamentations and the Litany of the Epitafios (the Tomb of Christ).
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St. Jerome’s Church celebrates Good Friday on South Bronx Streets
Posted on 23 April 2011.
Members of the Mott Haven community join St. Jerome’s congregation in a bilingual observance of Stations of The Cross. Catholics around the world celebrate this time-worn ritual, during which worshippers follow a procession down local streets in commemoration of Christ’s last hours. St. Jerome’s church was founded by an Irish immigrant in 1869, and now […]
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Time to talk about sex in the South Bronx
Posted on 22 April 2011.
South Bronx high school seniors talk to middle schoolers about sex.
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Rally opposing same-sex marriage slated for next month
Posted on 22 April 2011.
Senator Ruben Diaz, Sr. and Radio Vision Cristiana, a New Jersey-based Spanish-language AM radio station that broadcasts religious programming, are planning a march in opposition to the legalization of same-sex marriage. The march, slated for May 15, will be held in the Bronx (starting at noon the participants will march from 149th Street and Third […]
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[VIDEO] Crime in the Bronx: do the numbers reflect the TV image?
Posted on 20 April 2011.
Over the last two decades, the crime rate in the Bronx has dropped considerably. Or has it? The Bronx Ink took a closer look at the story behind the stats.
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