Russia's full-scale invasion, which began in February 2022, has also been a source of religious controversy within the Orthodox Church in eastern Europe and has driven divisions among believers in ...

The funeral of the long-serving head of Albania’s Orthodox Church, Archbishop Anastasios ... in-depth coverage of the Southern and Eastern Europe.

But most Eastern Orthodox celebrate Christ's birth on ... Parishioners Elle and Merlin Norbury were married in the original church on Porphyry and Idaho in 1964. "I was in the Marine Corps ...

It is the smell of burning candles and incense floating with the gentle breeze that greets you as you slowly climb the stone ...

Antoine Arjakovsky, historian and ecumenical theologian, described the ongoing reconciliation efforts among Christians of ...

A number of Orthodox priests who are against Russia's invasion of Ukraine have sought refuge in Germany, where they face many challenges. After Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in ...

Representatives from two Orthodox churches in Aurora along with city officials and more met at the pedestrian bridge near RiverEdge Park Saturday morning for the city’s second annual Blessing of ...

In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities – aptly titled ... Preparations for the jovial dinner begin early in the morning with the cooking of the maghiritsa – a type ...

HELPING HANDS — Members of St. Nicholas Orthodox Church and All Saints Greek Orthodox Church, both in Weirton, helped hold items essential for the churches’ Great Blessing of Water along the ...

PROJECTILE BLESSING — The Rev. Andrew Nelko, priest at St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, prepared to cast a large cross made of frozen holy water into the Ohio River during Saturday’s Great Blessing of ...

Therefore, they could not be mistaken for pagan worshipers. Not all church buildings face east but some still hold to a mandate toward eastern orientation. Many Eastern Orthodox churches are built to ...

The December 3 verdict sparked tensions along the Malabar coast and prompted the top court to order status quo on December 17 ...