The publication of the Vatican declaration Fiducia supplicans in December 2023, allowing the blessing of same-sex couples in ...

The Russian Orthodox Church seeks to increase the number of military chaplains deployed with Russian forces in Ukraine ...

The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) has announced plans to increase the number of military chaplains deployed with Russian ...

The educational conferences which have marked the end of the Christmas season in Moscow since the end of the Soviet Union are ...

Thousands gathered in Johannesburg to celebrate Timkat, the vibrant Ethiopian Orthodox festival of Epiphany, marking a ...

With its wide boulevards and tree-lined neighborhoods, Homs bustled with business, an oil refinery, and agricultural production. Sunni and Alawite Muslims, Orthodox and Catholic Christians—diverse ...

Vladimir Putin met the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, on Tuesday with gifts he asked the Patriarch to bless for troops fighting in Ukraine. The meeting at a Christmas ...

There are several Greek landmarks in the USA that hold significance and reflect the country's rich Greek heritage.

[Getty Images] In Egypt, a priest representing the Coptic Orthodox Church - the Middle East's largest Christian community - walks past worshippers at the Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church ...

Therefore, in some Eastern Orthodox churches, including the largest one in Russia, people celebrate Christmas on January 7. Followers of the Orthodox Church fast for 40 days before Christmas and ...

During the 2024 presidential campaign, President Donald Trump spoke at a gathering of conservative Protestants, imploring ...