Throughout its centuries-long existence, the Hagia Sophia has been a place of worship for many different religions and ...

As the proprietor in trust of the Vatican's library and art collections ... The restitution was framed as a “donation” to the Orthodox Church of Greece and timed with his efforts to deepen ...

For more than 400 years, Catholic and Orthodox churches have used different ways to determine the date of Easter. But this Sunday will mark a special moment for Christians, as the churches ...

As the Catholic Church in the Holy Land entered Holy Week by literally retracing the steps of Jesus’ passion in Jerusalem, the Orthodox churches took their first steps into Lent. The Eastern ...

Catholics and Protestants usually observe Easter on a Sunday different from the Easter Sunday observed by the Orthodox Church ... studies professor at Catholic University interviewed by The ...

Protestant churches eventually followed the Catholic lead in adopting the calendar, as did secular governments. All Eastern Orthodox kept to the old calendar until 1923, when an inter-Orthodox ...

The reason for the difference in festivities is due to the separate calendars that Catholic and Orthodox Christians use to mark the birth of Jesus Christ. Introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 ...

From Biennale visits to calls for restitution, the late Pope Francis left an indelible mark on contemporary art and cultural ethics.