How Christianity blurred the line between celibacy and androgyny.

By the time of the First Council of Nicaea (325 AD), the Bishop of Rome had begun gaining ... Christianity into the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. Later, the Avignon Papacy (1309 ...

Pope Francis is the most unconventional bishop of Rome in modern times ... His ascension to the throne was unexpected by the public and undesired by the man himself. Bergoglio was consecrated ...

to the fullness of life in the freedom and dignity of God's children," said the bishops. "We know that one morning, we will receive the long-awaited call: 'The war is over,' and we will offer our ...

Since the dawn of civilizations—and perhaps even earlier—humanity has had no choice but to reach agreements with its ...

Pope Francis is the most unconventional bishop of Rome in modern times. Born as Jorge Bergoglio to an Argentine family of Italian heritage, he is the first pope to emerge from the New World. His ...

Albania’s Orthodox Church has elected Joan Pelushi as its new leader following the death in January of Archbishop Anastasios, who had revived the church after the fall of communism in 1990 ...

Situated on the left-side upland plateau of Debed Canyon in the Lori province, Odzun is one of the largest villages in ...

To claim that Orthodox identity, you have to be under jurisdictions of a bishop or group of bishops.” The first Orthodox churches in North America were established as missionary operations in ...