Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has voiced strong opposition to multiculturalism, claiming it is a threat to Russia’s trad ...

Photo Rebekah Walker Christian iconography is fused with religious devotion, becoming synonymous with the faith itself. But how and from where have these symbols originated? Many symbols, such as the ...

In the Orthodox tradition, eggs are painted red to symbolize the blood Jesus shed on the cross. Easter eggs ... Well, the rabbit brings eggs and eggs are a symbol of new life, fertility and rebirth, ...

19, 2025. (AP Photo) People plunge in icy water to celebrate the Orthodox Epiphany near the St. Serafimovsky Monastery on Russian Island in Russian far east port Vladivostok, Russia, Sunday, Jan. 19, ...

But, in Serbia's Orthodox Christian community, the feast of the Epiphany is marked every year by the traditional "swim for the Holy Cross." Participants swim across a river or lake to a Holy Cross.

The Jerusalem Cross that Mr. Hegseth’s jackets and ties cover is, indeed, a Christian symbol – just like every cross. This large cross surrounded by four smaller ones might be five times ...

When asked why its new logo resembles a broken cross, the Grok chatbot told CP Thursday the symbol can be viewed ... without any explicit reference to Christian or anti-Christian symbolism ...

17, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias) Christians attend Christmas Mass in the Greek Orthodox convent Saint Takla, in Maaloula, Syria, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) Syrians hold a copy of the ...

Credit: Public Domain On December 29, 1716, a remarkable man was born in the Tidewater of Virginia. Fated to become America’s first Orthodox convert, Philip Ludwell III experienced many traumas which ...

Blessitt is best known for carrying a 12-foot-tall cross throughout the world and preaching the Gospel at numerous locations, having reportedly walked with the faith symbol throughout virtually every ...

Before the revolution, Greek flags often featured a mix of religious and national symbols, reflecting a complex identity under Ottoman rule. During the Orlov Revolt of 1769-1771, a Greek-Russian ...