The Christianity Map. By Richard Florida. March 17, 2010. ... where they note the "fascinating split between Orthodox Eastern Europe, Protestant Germany, and Catholic everywhere else." ...

The strength of Orthodox Christianity— also known as Eastern Christianity, Eastern Orthodoxy or Greek Orthodoxy — stems from the conviction that its traditions are the same as those practiced ...

Orthodox Christianity in the 21st Century. 1. Orthodox Christianity’s geographic center remains in Central and Eastern Europe. 2. Orthodox Christians are highly religious in Ethiopia, much less so in ...

It is Africa, though, that has seen the largest Orthodox population growth outside of Central and Eastern Europe. Ethiopia, where the Orthodox population has increased over the last century from 3 ...

The Holy Fire is the most renowned miracle in the world of Eastern Orthodox Christianity. It only occurs on the Orthodox Easter (Pascha) date. The Church of The Holy Sepulchre is known as […] ...

The top figure in Eastern Orthodox Christianity on Sunday has said “Ukraine’s sovereignty is not up for debate, nor can it be negotiated under the guise of diplomacy,” as he celebrated Mass ...

In Eastern Orthodox churches, Easter is also known as Pascha. That's the Greek word for "Passover," the Jewish holiday Jesus celebrated the night before his Crucifixion (The Last Supper was also a ...

Eastern Orthodox Christianity has done more to shape certain ex-Communist countries than communism. It also, some say, made their people relatively unhappy and anti-capitalist.