The proclamation of the common faith requires, first of all, that we love one another,” the Holy Father said in a Feb. 6 ...

The Nicene Creed is more than a statement of faith -- it is a powerful sign of unity among Christians, Pope Francis said as he welcomed young priests and monks from Oriental Orthodox Churches to the ...

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Viktor Yelensky, head of the State Service of Ukraine for Ethnic Policy and Freedom of Conscience (SEFC), in a speech at the International Religious Freedom Summit in the United States, called on the ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter accordingly, ...

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 ...

On Friday, the Greek Orthodox Church called for an emergency meeting to discuss a major reform to be launched. The move comes after the Church was rocked by overwhelming scandals on sex and finance ...

As Vicar of the universal Church, the Pope is shepherd of the rites of the West and the East. The eastern rites which ... to the liturgy used by the Orthodox churches. After the schism between ...

The capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a bargain city break destination and has been named one of the best value holiday ...

Guests included Emeritus Queen Sofia and Princess Cristina of Spain, as well as Princess Benedikte of Denmark and two of her ...

We face losing thousands of incredible historic sites if they continue to languish unvisited, not least these forgotten ...

Every year on February 10, World Pulses Day is celebrated. This day, established by the Food and Agriculture Organization of ...