COMMENTARY: Approved on the same day as ‘Lumen Gentium’ and ‘Unitatis Redintegratio,’ ‘Orientalium Ecclesiarum’ manifests the ...

Holy Myrrhbearers Orthodox Christian Church in Mount Crawford is in the process of having its walls painted. But these are ...

The latest round of iconography is being installed at St. Matthew Orthodox Church in Green Bay. Officials say the tradition ...

Pope Francis emphasized that hope is “always possible” in Jesus Christ during an ecumenical vespers service marking the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

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Women played diverse and influential roles in the Byzantine Empire that extended far beyond the domestic affairs of each family.

Just as ancient Roman Empire had its protective geniuses of war, so in today’s dominant new patriarchal martyrology, the ...

Russia Says Its Forces Capture Two Settlements in Eastern Ukraine MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian troops pressing their slow advance through eastern Ukraine took control of two settlements in Donetsk ...

In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities ... Devout followers are said to light an oil candle inside the home beside their icon-candle and keep this light burning ...

But most Eastern Orthodox celebrate Christ's birth ... The church is filled with icons of the saints. "Saint Damian was known as a healer, a physician who did it all for free," said Father Radoicich.