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

COMMENTARY: The solemn sign of reverence and humility links Catholics with their Eastern Orthodox brethren by tapping into ...

While beheadings grab headlines, poverty and cultural friction push emigration to the West—where the welcome is not always ...

Traditionally, prayer ropes are found among Eastern Orthodox Christians and are still used by them today – though, like the rosary, some only see the rope as a religious item and fail to understand ...

The priests fastened ropes to the corners of the casket ... through the bitter cold suddenly began to sing a prayer for mercy in the ancient Church Slavonic language used throughout the Orthodox world ...

Russian Patriarch Kirill on August 23 enforced the decision to defrock Orthodox priest Andrei Kudrin over his prayers for reconciliation between Russians and Ukrainians. Orthodox priests across ...

(RNS) — Almost half of US Orthodox churches remained open during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to only 12% of all religious congregations. (RNS) — Most American churches navigated the ...

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KYIV (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on his fellow Ukrainians on Orthodox Easter on Sunday to unite in prayer for each other and the soldiers on the frontline, saying God -- who ...