Greek rebels led by Mavrovouniotis landed in Beirut, 1826, to free Syria from Ottomans but failed. Local resistance and ...

Baptism does what nothing else can. As Martin Luther said, by baptism “we are made holy and are saved, which no other kind of ...

St. Patrick is as a Roman Catholic figure, but a church in Grevena, in northern Greece, has always celebrated him.

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 ...

Bashir Saadi, Deputy Head of the Assyrian Democratic Organization, stated that “the number of Christian deaths in the coastal ...

While Pope Francis previously announced plans to travel to Turkey, one possible obstacle to a universal agreement could be ...

Archbishop Elpidophoros, who leads the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America visited New Orleans Friday, bringing a message ...

One morning in October of 2023, Miami police were called to remove a “squatter” who had, or so the ecclesiastical complainants claimed, taken up illegal residence in one of South Florida’s oldest ...

During a typical week, readers (or podcast listeners) send me emails or messages through various social-media platforms. Often, these people are frustrated or even angry. Most folks are not upset with ...

KOTTAYAM: After a brief hiatus, the disputes between Jacobite and Orthodox factions in the Malankara church resurfaced with ...

The rock walls that must be traversed to reach Abuna Yemata Guh (Photo: Wittmann Tours). Disagreements within Ethiopian ...

Celebrating Easter together might seem like a simple expression of union, but it can also breathe new life into efforts ...