All forms of religion were banned in Albania for 23 years starting in 1967, when the country was completely isolated from the outside world and the communists seized the property of Islamic, Orthodox, ...

Two small majority-Orthodox countries, Montenegro and Cyprus ... A 2016 statement by a council of most Orthodox churches called marriage between a man and a woman “the oldest institution ...

Like most ultra-Orthodox males, it was practically his ... he found a new path, fighting for his country. Chaim Krausz, second from left, who studies the Torah for 14 hours a day, at an ultra ...

In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities – aptly titled The Holy Week – with Good Friday, Easter Sunday, and Easter Monday being celebrated as public holidays. The ...

Ultra-Orthodox politicians threaten to oppose budget ... March 18 (Reuters) - One of Israel's most divisive domestic issues has reared itself again to challenge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...

One of Israel's most divisive domestic issues has reared itself again to challenge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after a group in the ruling coalition said it would bring the government down ...

Funeral services are being held Thursday across North Macedonia for dozens of victims of last weekend’s devastating nightclub fire, as grieving communities gather ...

It is certain to anger the Russian Orthodox church, which is trying to maintain its influence over this Orthodox country of 46 million. "I believe that, as if by the gift of God, as a historical truth ...

As we darted through Addis Ababa’s morning rush hour, my jet lag couldn’t dull the energy of Ethiopia’s capital. We wove ...

He praised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for his “tireless effort” to defend the country’s independence. Most Ukrainians identify as Orthodox Christians, though the country remains split ...

Growing up, my sister and I spent summers with our mother’s relatives in Yerevan. For two months, every two years, we became ...

I’ll try to answer below. Often, in the comments to articles I write, people ask why American Jews vote heavily Democratic.