Orthodox pilgrims carry an icon of the Virgin Mary during an annual religious procession, marking the second day of the Orthodox Easter, on May 3, 2021 at the Bachkovo monastery. (Photo by Nikolay DOYCHINOV / AFP)

Orthodox pilgrims carry an icon of the Virgin Mary during an annual religious procession, marking the second day of the Orthodox Easter, on May 3, 2021 at the Bachkovo monastery. (Photo by Nikolay DOYCHINOV / AFP)

Orthodox pilgrims tries to touch the icon of the Virgin Mary during an annual religious procession, marking the second day of the Orthodox Easter, on May 3, 2021 at the Bachkovo monastery. (Photo by Nikolay DOYCHINOV / AFP)

Orthodox pilgrims carry an icon of the Virgin Mary during an annual religious procession, marking the second day of the Orthodox Easter, on May 3, 2021 at the Bachkovo monastery. (Photo by Nikolay DOYCHINOV / AFP)

Orthodox pilgrims carry an icon of the Virgin Mary during an annual religious procession, marking the second day of the Orthodox Easter, on May 3, 2021 at the Bachkovo monastery. (Photo by Nikolay DOYCHINOV / AFP)

An Orthodox priest walks in front of the worshippers as they carry an icon of the Virgin Mary during an annual religious procession, marking the second day of the Orthodox Easter, on May 3, 2021 at the Bachkovo monastery. (Photo by Nikolay DOYCHINOV / AFP)

Orthodox pilgrims carry an icon of the Virgin Mary during an annual religious procession, marking the second day of the Orthodox Easter, on May 3, 2021 at the Bachkovo monastery. (Photo by Nikolay DOYCHINOV / AFP)

Orthodox pilgrims carry an icon of the Virgin Mary during an annual religious procession, marking the second day of the Orthodox Easter, on May 3, 2021 at the Bachkovo monastery. (Photo by Nikolay DOYCHINOV / AFP)

People arrive on the traditional Orthodox Easter Liturgy in the St. Sava temple in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, May 2, 2021. Orthodox Serbs celebrate Easter on May 2, according to old Julian calendar. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Porfirije performs the traditional Orthodox Easter Liturgy in the St. Sava temple in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, May 2, 2021. Orthodox Serbs celebrate Easter on May 2, according to old Julian calendar. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

People attend the traditional Orthodox Easter Liturgy in the St. Sava temple in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, May 2, 2021. Orthodox Serbs celebrate Easter on May 2, according to old Julian calendar. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

A police officer wearing a protective mask guards St. Sava temple during the traditional Orthodox Easter Liturgy in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, May 2, 2021. Orthodox Serbs celebrate Easter on May 2, according to old Julian calendar. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

People attend the traditional Orthodox Easter Liturgy in the St. Sava temple in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, May 2, 2021. Orthodox Serbs celebrate Easter on May 2, according to old Julian calendar. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

People attend the traditional Orthodox Easter Liturgy in the St. Sava temple in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, May 2, 2021. Orthodox Serbs celebrate Easter on May 2, according to old Julian calendar. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Porfirije performs the traditional Orthodox Easter Liturgy in the St. Sava temple in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, May 2, 2021. Orthodox Serbs celebrate Easter on May 2, according to old Julian calendar. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Porfirije performs the traditional Orthodox Easter Liturgy in the St. Sava temple in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, May 2, 2021. Orthodox Serbs celebrate Easter on May 2, according to old Julian calendar. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, center, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, conducts the Easter service with limited attendance as part of the measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus, at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George in Istanbul, Sunday, May 2, 2021. For Orthodox Christians, this is normally a time of reflection and joy, of centuries-old ceremonies steeped in symbolism and tradition.But for a second year, Easter, by far the most significant religious holiday for the world's roughly 300 million Orthodox, has essentially been toned down in a world still struck by the COVID-19 pandemic (Murad Sezer/Pool via AP)

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, center, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, arrives to conduct the Easter service with limited attendance as part of the measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus, at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George in Istanbul, Sunday, May 2, 2021. For Orthodox Christians, this is normally a time of reflection and joy, of centuries-old ceremonies steeped in symbolism and tradition.But for a second year, Easter, by far the most significant religious holiday for the world's roughly 300 million Orthodox, has essentially been toned down in a world still struck by the COVID-19 pandemic (Murad Sezer/Pool via AP)

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, left on throne, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, conducts the Easter service with limited attendance as part of the measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus, at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George in Istanbul, Sunday, May 2, 2021. For Orthodox Christians, this is normally a time of reflection and joy, of centuries-old ceremonies steeped in symbolism and tradition.But for a second year, Easter, by far the most significant religious holiday for the world's roughly 300 million Orthodox, has essentially been toned down in a world still struck by the COVID-19 pandemic (Murad Sezer/Pool via AP)

An orthodox Christian woman from Ukraine, pays her respects prior to the Easter service conducted by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, with limited attendance as part of the measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus, at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George in Istanbul, Sunday, May 2, 2021. For Orthodox Christians, this is normally a time of reflection and joy, of centuries-old ceremonies steeped in symbolism and tradition.But for a second year, Easter, by far the most significant religious holiday for the world's roughly 300 million Orthodox, has essentially been toned down in a world still struck by the COVID-19 pandemic (Murad Sezer/Pool via AP)

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, center, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, conducts the Easter service with limited attendance as part of the measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus, at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George in Istanbul, Sunday, May 2, 2021. For Orthodox Christians, this is normally a time of reflection and joy, of centuries-old ceremonies steeped in symbolism and tradition.But for a second year, Easter, by far the most significant religious holiday for the world's roughly 300 million Orthodox, has essentially been toned down in a world still struck by the COVID-19 pandemic (Murad Sezer/Pool via AP)

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, left, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, hands out presents to Ukrainian faithful following the Easter service with limited attendance as part of the measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus, at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George in Istanbul, Sunday, May 2, 2021. For Orthodox Christians, this is normally a time of reflection and joy, of centuries-old ceremonies steeped in symbolism and tradition.But for a second year, Easter, by far the most significant religious holiday for the world's roughly 300 million Orthodox, has essentially been toned down in a world still struck by the COVID-19 pandemic (Murad Sezer/Pool via AP)

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, left, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, hands out presents to Ukrainian faithful following the Easter service with limited attendance as part of the measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus, at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George in Istanbul, Sunday, May 2, 2021. For Orthodox Christians, this is normally a time of reflection and joy, of centuries-old ceremonies steeped in symbolism and tradition.But for a second year, Easter, by far the most significant religious holiday for the world's roughly 300 million Orthodox, has essentially been toned down in a world still struck by the COVID-19 pandemic (Murad Sezer/Pool via AP)

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, center, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, conducts the Easter service with limited attendance as part of the measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus, at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George in Istanbul, Sunday, May 2, 2021. For Orthodox Christians, this is normally a time of reflection and joy, of centuries-old ceremonies steeped in symbolism and tradition.But for a second year, Easter, by far the most significant religious holiday for the world's roughly 300 million Orthodox, has essentially been toned down in a world still struck by the COVID-19 pandemic (Murad Sezer/Pool via AP)

A child punches the air after scoring a goal while playing table football on the street against other children and young men, as Ethiopian Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter Sunday, in Gondar, in the Amhara region of Ethiopia Sunday, May 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

A child grins after scoring a goal while playing table football on the street against other children and young men, as Ethiopian Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter Sunday, in Gondar, in the Amhara region of Ethiopia Sunday, May 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

People play cards, as they sunbathe at the Mediterranean Sea off the corniche during a lockdown over Orthodox Easter to curb the spread of coronavirus in Saida, Lebanon, Sunday, May 2, 2021. The lockdown and curfew began early Saturday and lasts into Tuesday morning. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

In this long exposure picture taken on May 2, 2021, Bulgarian Orthodox worshippers walk holding candles during a midnight Easter mass in front of the golden-domed Alexander Nevski Cathedral in Sofia. (Photo by Nikolay DOYCHINOV / AFP)

Worshippers attend an Orthodox Easter service in the Vysoko-Petrovsky Monastery in Moscow on May 2, 2021. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)

Worshippers attend an Orthodox Easter service in the Vysoko-Petrovsky Monastery in Moscow on May 2, 2021. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)

A woman rings the bells of the Vysoko-Petrovsky Monastery during an Orthodox Easter service in Moscow on May 2, 2021. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)

Worshippers attend an Orthodox Easter service in the Vysoko-Petrovsky Monastery in Moscow on May 2, 2021. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)

Serbian Patriarch Porfirije (C) leads an Orthodox Easter service at St. Sava Church in Belgrade, Serbia on May 2, 2021. (Photo by OLIVER BUNIC / AFP)

A woman kisses an Orthodox icon during a Easter service at St. Sava Church in Belgrade, Serbia on May 2, 2021. (Photo by OLIVER BUNIC / AFP)

Worshippers attend an Orthodox Easter service at St. Sava Church in Belgrade, Serbia on May 2, 2021. (Photo by OLIVER BUNIC / AFP)

Serbian Patriarch Porfirije (L) leads an Orthodox Easter service at St. Sava Church in Belgrade, Serbia on May 2, 2021. (Photo by OLIVER BUNIC / AFP)

Worshippers attend an Orthodox Easter service at St. Sava Church in Belgrade, Serbia on May 2, 2021. (Photo by OLIVER BUNIC / AFP)

An Orthodox priest blesses Easter eggs and cakes during the Orthodox Easter celebrating outside Mykhaylo Gold Domes cathedral in Kiev on May 2, 2021. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)

An Orthodox priest blesses Easter eggs and cakes during the Orthodox Easter celebrating outside Mykhaylo Gold Domes cathedral in Kiev on May 2, 2021. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)

An Orthodox priest blesses Easter eggs and cakes during the Orthodox Easter celebrating outside Mykhaylo Gold Domes cathedral in Kiev on May 2, 2021. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)

An elderly woman and her grandson hold candles during the Orthodox Easter service in Mykhaylo Gold Domes Cathedral in Kiev on May 2, 2021. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)

Orthodox Christian followers take part in the Orthodox Easter service in Mykhaylo Gold Domes cathedral in Kiev on May 2, 2021. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)

An elderly woman and her grandson hold candles during the Orthodox Easter service in Mykhaylo Gold Domes Cathedral in Kiev on May 2, 2021. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)

A participant crosses himself during the Orthodox Easter service in Mykhaylo Gold Domes Cathedral in Kiev on May 2, 2021. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)

A woman holds her son as she sets a candle during the Orthodox Easter service in Mykhaylo Gold Domes Cathedral in Kiev on May 2, 2021. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)

A woman sets a candle during the Orthodox Easter service in Mykhaylo Gold Domes Cathedral in Kiev on May 2, 2021. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)

Albania Orthodox worshippers attend the Easter mass at The "Resurrection of Christ" Orthodox Cathedral in Tirana on May 2, 2021. (Photo by Gent SHKULLAKU / AFP)

Albania Orthodox worshippers attend the Easter mass at The "Resurrection of Christ" Orthodox Cathedral in Tirana on May 2, 2021. (Photo by Gent SHKULLAKU / AFP)

Albania Orthodox worshippers attend the Easter mass at The "Resurrection of Christ" Orthodox Cathedral in Tirana on May 2, 2021. (Photo by Gent SHKULLAKU / AFP)

Albania Orthodox worshippers light candles after the Easter mass at The "Resurrection of Christ" Orthodox Cathedral in Tirana on May 2, 2021. (Photo by Gent SHKULLAKU / AFP)

Syriac-Orthodox worshippers attend the Easter Sunday mass at the Mar Shmoni church in Bartalla, east of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, on May 2, 2021. (Photo by Zaid AL-OBEIDI / AFP)

Syriac-Orthodox worshippers attend the Easter Sunday mass at the Mar Shmoni church in Bartalla, east of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, on May 2, 2021. (Photo by Zaid AL-OBEIDI / AFP)

Syriac-Orthodox worshippers attend the Easter Sunday mass at the Mar Shmoni church in Bartalla, east of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, on May 2, 2021. (Photo by Zaid AL-OBEIDI / AFP)

Syriac-Orthodox worshippers attend the Easter Sunday mass at the Mar Shmoni church in Bartalla, east of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, on May 2, 2021. (Photo by Zaid AL-OBEIDI / AFP)

Syriac-Orthodox worshippers attend the Easter Sunday mass at the Mar Shmoni church in Bartalla, east of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, on May 2, 2021. (Photo by Zaid AL-OBEIDI / AFP)

Syriac-Orthodox worshippers attend the Easter Sunday mass at the Mar Shmoni church in Bartalla, east of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, on May 2, 2021. (Photo by Zaid AL-OBEIDI / AFP)

Children light candles as Syriac-Orthodox worshippers attend the Easter Sunday mass at the Mar Shmoni church in Bartalla, east of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, on May 2, 2021. (Photo by Zaid AL-OBEIDI / AFP)

A young girl rests against the shoulder of a woman as Syriac-Orthodox worshippers attend the Easter Sunday mass at the Mar Shmoni church in Bartalla, east of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, on May 2, 2021. (Photo by Zaid AL-OBEIDI / AFP)

A Syriac-Orthodox priest celebrates the Easter Sunday mass at the Mar Shmoni church in Bartalla, east of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, on May 2, 2021. (Photo by Zaid AL-OBEIDI / AFP)

A Syriac-Orthodox priest celebrates the Easter Sunday mass at the Mar Shmoni church in Bartalla, east of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, on May 2, 2021. (Photo by Zaid AL-OBEIDI / AFP)

A Syriac-Orthodox priest celebrates the Easter Sunday mass at the Mar Shmoni church in Bartalla, east of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, on May 2, 2021. (Photo by Zaid AL-OBEIDI / AFP)

A woman wearing a face mask to protect against the coronavirus, lights candles after a cake and Easter egg blessing ceremony at the Prechistensky, the Cathedral Palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, May 1, 2021. Orthodox Christians around the world celebrate Easter on Sunday, May 2. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

Palestinian Christians light candles during the Holy Fire ceremony in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Saturday, May 1, 2021. The Holy Fire ceremony is part of Orthodox Easter rituals and the flame symbolizes the resurrection of Christ. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Palestinian Christians light candles during the Holy Fire ceremony in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Saturday, May 1, 2021. The Holy Fire ceremony is part of Orthodox Easter rituals and the flame symbolizes the resurrection of Christ. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Parishioners wait to Orthodox priest Father Vadim to bless traditional Easter cakes and painted eggs prepared for Easter celebration at the Assumption Cathedral, built at the beginning of the 16th century in Dmitrov, about 75 kilometers (47 miles) north from Moscow, Russia, Saturday, May 1, 2021. Eastern Orthodox churches observe the ancient Julian calendar, and this year celebrate the Orthodox Easter on May 2. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Orthodox priest Father Vadim blesses traditional Easter cakes and painted eggs prepared for Easter celebration at the Assumption Cathedral, built at the beginning of the 16th century in Dmitrov, about 75 kilometers (47 miles) north from Moscow, Russia, Saturday, May 1, 2021. Eastern Orthodox churches observe the ancient Julian calendar, and this year celebrate the Orthodox Easter on May 2. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

A man in silhouette walks outside of Christian Orthodox Church of Ayios Epiphanios before a good Saturday services in southeast resort of Ayia Napa on Saturday, May 1, 2021. In this year for Orthodox Easter celebrations the worshippers will follow the government restrictions for the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Orthodox faithful wearing protective masks hold the holly lights in the courtyard of Ayios Lazaros Church during a midnight Easter service in coastal town of Larnaca, Cyprus, late Saturday, May 1, 2021. The church of Saint Lazarus who Christians believe was resurrected by Christ and who served as Larnaca Bishop for three decades, was originally built in the 9th century by Byzantine Emperor Leo VI and lies over the tomb of the saint whose remains ??" on display in the church - are still revered by worshippers from around the world. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

An Orthodox faithful wearing protective mask walks outside in the courtyard of Ayios Lazaros Church hold candles during a midnight Easter service in coastal town of Larnaca, Cyprus, late Saturday, May 1, 2021. The church of Saint Lazarus who Christians believe was resurrected by Christ and who served as Larnaca Bishop for three decades, was originally built in the 9th century by Byzantine Emperor Leo VI and lies over the tomb of the saint whose remains ??" on display in the church - are still revered by worshippers from around the world. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Orthodox faithful wearing protective masks hold their holly lights in the courtyard of Ayios Lazaros Church during a midnight Easter service in coastal town of Larnaca, Cyprus, late Saturday, May 1, 2021. The church of Saint Lazarus who Christians believe was resurrected by Christ and who served as Larnaca Bishop for three decades, was originally built in the 9th century by Byzantine Emperor Leo VI and lies over the tomb of the saint whose remains ??" on display in the church - are still revered by worshippers from around the world. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Orthodox faithful wearing protective masks hold the holly lights in the courtyard of Ayios Lazaros Church during a midnight Easter service in coastal town of Larnaca, Cyprus, late Saturday, May 1, 2021. The church of Saint Lazarus who Christians believe was resurrected by Christ and who served as Larnaca Bishop for three decades, was originally built in the 9th century by Byzantine Emperor Leo VI and lies over the tomb of the saint whose remains ??" on display in the church - are still revered by worshippers from around the world. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Orthodox faithful wearing protective masks hold the holly lights in the courtyard of Ayios Lazaros Church during a midnight Easter service in coastal town of Larnaca, Cyprus, late Saturday, May 1, 2021. The church of Saint Lazarus who Christians believe was resurrected by Christ and who served as Larnaca Bishop for three decades, was originally built in the 9th century by Byzantine Emperor Leo VI and lies over the tomb of the saint whose remains ??" on display in the church - are still revered by worshippers from around the world. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

An Orthodox faithful wearing protective mask holds the holly light in the courtyard of Ayios Lazaros Church during a midnight Easter service in coastal town of Larnaca, Cyprus, late Saturday, May 1, 2021. The church of Saint Lazarus who Christians believe was resurrected by Christ and who served as Larnaca Bishop for three decades, was originally built in the 9th century by Byzantine Emperor Leo VI and lies over the tomb of the saint whose remains ??" on display in the church - are still revered by worshippers from around the world. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

An Orthodox faithful wearing protective mask holds the holly light in the courtyard of Ayios Lazaros Church during a midnight Easter service in coastal town of Larnaca, Cyprus, late Saturday, May 1, 2021. The church of Saint Lazarus who Christians believe was resurrected by Christ and who served as Larnaca Bishop for three decades, was originally built in the 9th century by Byzantine Emperor Leo VI and lies over the tomb of the saint whose remains ??" on display in the church - are still revered by worshippers from around the world. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Orthodox faithful wearing protective masks hold the holly light outside of the courtyard of Ayios Lazaros Church during a midnight Easter service in coastal town of Larnaca, Cyprus, late Saturday, May 1, 2021. The church of Saint Lazarus who Christians believe was resurrected by Christ and who served as Larnaca Bishop for three decades, was originally built in the 9th century by Byzantine Emperor Leo VI and lies over the tomb of the saint whose remains ??" on display in the church - are still revered by worshippers from around the world. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Worshipers with candles attend a religion procession celebrating Orthodox Easter at the Rogozhsky spiritual center of the Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, May 2, 2021. Eastern Orthodox churches observe the ancient Julian calendar, and this year celebrate the Orthodox Easter on May 2. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr.)

An Orthodox Bishop holds the holy light next from the Orthodox faithful wearing protective masks in the courtyard of Ayios Lazaros Church during a midnight Easter service in coastal town of Larnaca, Cyprus, late Saturday, May 1, 2021. The church of Saint Lazarus who Christians believe was resurrected by Christ and who served as Larnaca Bishop for three decades, was originally built in the 9th century by Byzantine Emperor Leo VI and lies over the tomb of the saint whose remains ??" on display in the church - are still revered by worshippers from around the world. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Worshipers with candles attend a religion procession celebrating Orthodox Easter at the Rogozhsky spiritual center of the Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, May 2, 2021. Eastern Orthodox churches observe the ancient Julian calendar, and this year celebrate the Orthodox Easter on May 2. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr.)

Worshipers with candles attend a religion procession celebrating Orthodox Easter at the Rogozhsky spiritual center of the Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, May 2, 2021. Eastern Orthodox churches observe the ancient Julian calendar, and this year celebrate the Orthodox Easter on May 2. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr.)

Worshipers with candles attend a religion procession celebrating Orthodox Easter at the Rogozhsky spiritual center of the Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, May 2, 2021. Eastern Orthodox churches observe the ancient Julian calendar, and this year celebrate the Orthodox Easter on May 2. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr.)

Worshipers with candles attend a religion procession celebrating Orthodox Easter at the Rogozhsky spiritual center of the Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, May 2, 2021. Eastern Orthodox churches observe the ancient Julian calendar, and this year celebrate the Orthodox Easter on May 2. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr.), APTOPIX

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, conducts the Easter Resurrection Service with limited attendance as part of the measures to prevent the spread opf the coronavirus, at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George in Istanbul, late Saturday, May 1, 2021. (Erdem Sahin/Pool via AP)

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, holds candles as he conducts the Easter Resurrection Service with limited attendance as part of the measures to prevent the spread opf the coronavirus, at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George in Istanbul, early Sunday, May 2, 2021. (Erdem Sahin/Pool via AP)

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, conducts the Easter Resurrection Service with limited attendance as part of the measures to prevent the spread opf the coronavirus, at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George in Istanbul, early Sunday, May 2, 2021.(Erdem Sahin/Pool via AP)

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, holds candles as he conducts the Easter Resurrection Service with limited attendance as part of the measures to prevent the spread opf the coronavirus, at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George in Istanbul, early Sunday, May 2, 2021. (Erdem Sahin/Pool via AP)

Cantors sing hymns during the Easter Resurrection Service with limited attendance as part of the measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, conducted by the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George in Istanbul, late Saturday, May 1, 2021. (Erdem Sahin/Pool via AP)

Faithful light candles prior to the Easter Resurrection Service with limited attendance as part of the measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, conducted by the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George in Istanbul, late Saturday, May 1, 2021. (Erdem Sahin/Pool via AP)

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, conducts the Easter Resurrection Service with limited attendance as part of the measures to prevent the spread opf the coronavirus, at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George in Istanbul, late Saturday, May 1, 2021.(Erdem Sahin/Pool via AP)

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, on the throne left, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, conducts the Easter Resurrection Service with limited attendance as part of the measures to prevent the spread opf the coronavirus, at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George in Istanbul, early Sunday, May 2, 2021.(Erdem Sahin/Pool via AP)

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, conducts the Easter Resurrection Service with limited attendance as part of the measures to prevent the spread opf the coronavirus, at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George in Istanbul, early Sunday, May 2, 2021.(Erdem Sahin/Pool via AP)

Faithful light candles prior to the Easter Resurrection Service with limited attendance as part of the measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, conducted by the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George in Istanbul, late Saturday, May 1, 2021. (Erdem Sahin/Pool via AP)

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, conducts the Easter Resurrection Service with limited attendance as part of the measures to prevent the spread opf the coronavirus, at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George in Istanbul, early Sunday, May 2, 2021.(Erdem Sahin/Pool via AP)

A boy holds a candle as he attends an Easter Resurrection Service with limited attendance as part of the measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, conducted by the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George in Istanbul, late Saturday, May 1, 2021. (Erdem Sahin/Pool via AP)

Coptic Orthodox Christians pray during Easter Mass, at Holy Cross Church in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, May 1, 2021. Orthodox Christians around the world celebrate Easter on Sunday, May 2. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Coptic Orthodox Christians pray during Easter Mass, at Holy Cross Church in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, May 1, 2021. Orthodox Christians around the world celebrate Easter on Sunday, May 2. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

A woman lights candles during an Orthodox Easter religious service at the Armenian cathedral in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, May 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Armenian church archbishop Datev Hagopian shares the holy light during an Orthodox Easter religious service at the Armenian cathedral in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, May 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Armenian church archbishop Datev Hagopian shares the holy light during an Orthodox Easter religious service at the Armenian cathedral in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, May 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

A woman cleans up spent candles during an Orthodox Easter religious service at a church in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, May 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

A woman cleans up spent candles during an Orthodox Easter religious service at a church in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, May 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

People attend an Orthodox Easter religious service at a church in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, May 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Coptic Orthodox Christians pray during Easter Mass, at Holy Cross Church in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, May 1, 2021. church, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, May 1, 2021. Orthodox Christians around the world celebrate Easter on Sunday, May 2. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Christian worshippers lift a Palestinian flag as they take part in the Holy Fire ceremony in Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on May 1, 2021, on the eve of Orthodox Easter. (Photo by HAZEM BADER / AFP)

A Palestinian policeman stnads guard as clergymen transport lanterns with candles lit with the Holy Fire during a ceremony in Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on May 1, 2021, on the eve of Orthodox Easter. (Photo by HAZEM BADER / AFP)

An Orthodox priest blesses Easter eggs and cakes on the eve of Orthodox Easter outside Mykhaylo Gold Domes cathedral in Kiev on May 1, 2021. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)

An Orthodox believer carries a basket with Easter eggs and cakes outside Mykhaylo Gold Domes cathedral in Ukrainian capital of Kiev for the priest blessing in eve of Orthodox Easteron on May 1, 2021. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)

Pedestrians carrying Easter eggs and cakes walk past a religious mural outside Mykhaylo Gold Domes cathedral in Kiev on May 1, 2021. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)

Faithfull wear masks while attending a holy mass outside a church in a small town of Levadia , north of Athens during the Orthodox Easter celebrations amid the Covid-19 pandemic on May 1, 2021. (Photo by Louisa GOULIAMAKI / AFP)

Worshippers attend an Orthodox Easter service in the Vysoko-Petrovsky Monastery in Moscow on May 2, 2021. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)

Worshippers attend an Orthodox Easter service in the Vysoko-Petrovsky Monastery in Moscow on May 2, 2021. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)

Worshippers light their candles during an Orthodox Easter service in the Vysoko-Petrovsky Monastery in Moscow on May 2, 2021. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)