Millions of Orthodox Christians in the Holy Land, Russia and other Eastern Orthodox churches around the world celebrated Epiphany on Friday, nearly two weeks after Christmas celebrations by Roman ...

Archbishop Elpidophoros of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America kicked ... by thanking President Donald Trump for protecting Christian communities in the Middle East. Using Emperor ...

Trump accepted the cross and cited his executive order to end government overreach and hostility toward Christians ... Elpidophoros of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America upon presenting ...

The true goal of the Christian life is acquiring the Holy Spirit of God.” Further reading: Lent, ‘a wake-up call for the soul,’ says Pope Francis In the Orthodox calendar, fasting days are ...

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 ...

Member of the European Parliament for SYRIZA, Nikolas Farantouris, a member of the European Parliament’s Committee on Security and Defense, said that over 7,000 Christians and Alawites had been ...

The highest-ranking cleric of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (GOARCH) on Monday championed President Donald Trump's leadership and likened him to the Roman Emperor Constantine I. "Through ...

Orthodox Easter is honored by Orthodox Christians, and is officially observed in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Lebanon, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Russia, and Ukraine. Here in the United States ...

Hundreds of Christians, including Greek Orthodox, and Alawites have been killed after clashes broke out on Thursday in the Latakia and Tartous regions on Syria’s Mediterranean coast, according to a ...

(RNS) — Orthodox Judaism, both in the United States and Israel, has typically espoused a right-wing political orientation and unconditional support for Israel. These Jews beg to differ.

Orthodox Easter occurs anywhere from mid-April to early May. Easter is celebrated in Cyprus as the holiest day of the Christian year and the whole of Holy Week, from Palm Sunday till Easter Sunday, is ...