The Holy Father stressed that bearing witness to the incarnate love of Christ 'is our ecumenical vocation, in the communion ...

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

Thousands gathered in Johannesburg to celebrate Timkat, the vibrant Ethiopian Orthodox festival of Epiphany, marking a ...

A cathedral in Zaporizhzhia sustained damage during a morning attack by Russian forces. The affected site is the St. Andrew's ...

According to Saint Athanasius, the devil fought Agios Antonios by afflicting him with boredom, laziness (akedia), and the phantoms of women, which he overcame ...

Most Christians observe Christmas on December 25th.But most Eastern Orthodox celebrate Christ's birth on January 7th.For ...

Christos razdajetsja! “Christ is born.” Today is Christmas for those of the Orthodox faith. Throughout the area, Carpatho-Russian Orthodox and Ukrainians are prepared for the celebration of the birth ...

Vladimir Putin met the head of the Russian Orthodox Church ... The meeting at a Christmas service at the Church of St. George the Victorious on Poklonnaya Hill in Moscow came as the church ...

Russia's invasion, which began in February 2022, has also been a source of religious controversy within the Eastern Orthodox Church and has driven a split among believers in both Russia and Ukraine.Vi ...

Ethiopian pilgrims pray during a Mass service for Ethiopian Christmas at the Bole Medhane Alem cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo) Christian Orthodox believers, who ...

The patriarch of Russia's Orthodox Church, celebrating Christmas alongside Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, said on Tuesday that the Western world despised Russia and its "alternative path of civilised ...