Thousands of Albanians gathered in the capital to pay their last respects to Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the country’s ...

A number of Orthodox priests who are against Russia's invasion of Ukraine have sought refuge in Germany, where they face many ...

Does the Russian Orthodox Church believe that Russia, through its invasion of Ukraine, is "restraining" the appearance of the Antichrist? Ever since the head of the Russian Orthodox Church ...

La Croix: What is the meaning of Christmas in Orthodoxy, and how is it celebrated today? Father Yannick Provost: Fundamentally, the Nativity has the same meaning for us as it does for other ...

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, ...

according to Orthodox belief. In lieu of a table, members of the churches helped hold objects essential for the service. One of the individuals helping was Jason Ballas, who was joined by his ...

Nelko said the offering of material items to God for him to sanctify sees its pinnacle in the eucharist — when bread and wine become the true body and blood of Jesus during the Divine Liturgy, ...

(JTA) — When Talia Avrahami was asked to resign from a job teaching in an Orthodox Jewish day school after people there found out she was transgender, she was devastated. But she hoped to be ...

19, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) A woman plunge as a cross is reflected in icy water celebrating the Orthodox Epiphany in the Stroginskaya floodplain in Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, Jan. 19 ...

All forms of religion were banned in Albania for almost ... The communists had also expropriated the property of the established Islamic, Orthodox, Catholic and other religions.

Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the Orthodox Church of Albania after the fall of the communist regime in the country, has ...