The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) has announced plans to increase the number of military chaplains deployed with Russian ...

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Thousands of Albanians gathered in the capital on Thursday to pay their last respects to Archbishop ...

On January 30th, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Three Holy Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom.

Other traditions accuse the Reformers of ignoring church tradition and frustrating church unity. That gets things backward.

It’s surprising how many people who say they don’t believe in God behave as if they do. Look at the social media posts when a ...

The nation's largest homebuilder is once again planning a new neighborhood surrounding the core of the Research Triangle — this time in an eastern North Carolina city working to recover from ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities – aptly titled The Holy Week – with Good Friday, Easter Sunday, ...

The Vatican on Monday named one of the leading liberal prelates in the United States to run the prominent Washington-area archdiocese, sending to the nation’s capital, as a second Trump ...

The main event of tonight's WWE RAW premiere on Netflix has reportedly been revealed. As per Dr. Chris Featherstone, Seth Rollins vs. CM Punk is set to headline the first-ever episode of the red ...

Between 541 and 544, there was also the first and most severe documented occurrence of the Justinianic plague in the eastern Roman Empire (also referred to as the Byzantine Empire), in which millions ...

Warren Scott STEUBENVILLE — While many have taken down their Christmas trees and put away their decorations until next year, Christians in Eastern Orthodox churches will begin celebrating the ...

The Israeli military has enlisted the first batch of about 50 recruits into its new ultra-Orthodox brigade after a controversial decision to end their decades-long exemption from service.