In a gesture of unity, Orthodox priests have been encouraged to shave their beards, as a symbolic act of brotherhood with ...

Fact checked by Karen CilliGrowing up Greek American, the question, "when is Orthodox Easter this year?" always popped up ...

Dozens of people gathered in Washington City Saturday morning for a liturgical service to mark the groundbreaking of the St. George Orthodox Christian Church's new building.

Michael III, the "Alcoholic" Byzantine Emperor, ruled surprisingly well despite his controversial behavior and personal ...

In times of peace or war, church bells sound in Fassuta every day, giving some residents a sense of hope while others worry ...

Easter on April Fools' Day is a thing. One of the most important holidays in Christianity, here's when the two coincided ...

Rights groups, such as the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), have reported that recent killings on the coast were ...

Father Gabriel Romanelli told Vatican News the bombings occurred just 300 or 400 meters (about 985 to 1,300 feet) from the ...

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.

The Russian Orthodox Church strongly backs the war in Ukraine and has punished dozens of priests who have defied its official ...

Syria's Christians are a minority in flux. There are concerns about instability and insecurity in the country alongside ...

In 1994 he returned to Albania and became a priest and lectured ... is the sixth head of the Albanian Orthodox Church. According to the 2023 census, Orthodox Christians in Albania make up about ...