29, 2025. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj) Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians, pays his respects to the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and ...

According to the 2023 census, Orthodox Christians in Albania make up about 7% of the country’s 2.4 million population, although the church says the actual number is higher.

Bulgarian parliament recognized Bulgarian Orthodox Church as the sole representative of Eastern Orthodox Christianity in the country, after a new bill adopted by the parliament. The bill was ...

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 ...

Father Yannick Provost: Fundamentally, the Nativity has the same meaning for us as it does for other Christians, as it celebrates Christ's coming into the world. The Orthodox distinctiveness lies ...

Christian mysticism is an approach to Christianity that emphasizes experiencing God's presence ... But what about this strange, foreign thing called Eastern Orthodoxy? Eastern Orthodox theology is ...

Heresy always develops when we take our eyes off the Jesus of the Bible. One of the reasons contemporary Christians are ignorant of the writings of the classical mystics is that these mystics are ...

What we do with our free time is a matter of Christian concern ... To say this is not to take refuge in mysticism but simply to state a principle verifiable in daily life. In an exhaustive ...

Three Israeli hostages, Arbel Yehoud, 28, Agam Berger, 20, and Gadi Moses, 80, were released Thursday with five Thai ...

Feb 04, 1874 Frances Havergal Wrote 'Take My Life and Let it Be' ...

Sokuji Zen Buddhist community will meet at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6, at The Clearing, 514 Beltrami Ave. NW. Attendees will meditate, followed by tea and conversation focusing on how Zen practice ...