This is true of the Sign of the Cross, rich in profound and multifaceted ... a sign of belonging to the Christian community and a symbol of protection—an “armor” that, as Theodore of Antioch ...

A court ruling in Egypt about St. Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai has sparked grave concern within the Greek Orthodox Church ...

When hundreds of thousands of young people gather in Seoul, South Korea for World Youth Day in 2027, on prominent display ...

American journalist Tucker Carlson has made a sensational claim that Orthodox Christians are being persecuted in Ukraine—with U.S. support. In an interview with former Ukrainian MP Vadim Novinsky, ...

The holy icon of Panagia Soumela, located in the homonymous Holy Church in Vermio, northern Greece, is the symbol of Hellenism in Pontus.

Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration Mass at St. Peter’s Square to feature ancient rituals and new changes, marking the start of his pontificate.

One of the first insurgents from Krajina (Western Bosnia), Osman Karabegović, once said that the tricolor under which he fought was a symbol of ... the Serbian Orthodox episcopate rose with ...

That simple but so important Sign of the Cross we see so often holds a hidden history that takes us back to the origins of Christianity. It’s a simple but powerful symbol for Catholics and Orthodox ...

For the first time, this year, the Way of the Cross in the Estonian Capital led to an Orthodox church. For Christians, Good Friday is the darkest day of Easter week. The Way of the Cross, also known ...

From the location of the “place of skulls” to ancient Jewish burial rites, here’s what archaeologists do—and don’t—know about the truth behind the Easter story.

At Orthodox Christian churches in Bulgaria, a replica of the Holy Shroud, in which his body was wrapped after being taken down from the cross, is taken out as a symbol of Jesus Christ’s divine ...

Palestinian village is actually a Byzantine period synagogueDavid Cohen/Flash90 An article about a new book on "Palestinian history and culture," published in The Guardian, embarrassingly used a ...