The countdown to the Orthodox Easter is set to begin on March 3, when Greece celebrates “Kathara Deftera,” Greek for “Clean ...

As Jesus Christ bleeds in the persecuted, the Indian Church faces a reckoning. Ecumenism cannot remain a polite dialogue ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the season of Lent that leads up to Good Friday and Easter. What to know about the day.

Immigration helped fuel the growth of America’s Orthodox churches more than a century ago. Now, it’s conversions from other ...

A Ukrainian delegation to the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington will make the case that Russia threatens the religious ...

While fashion trends evolve, the principles of humility, dignity, and respect for sacred spaces remain timeless ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40-day period in which Christians worldwide observe a period of reflection, prayer ...

The long-awaited and elusive ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has silenced bombs and halted air raids on the Gaza Strip, ...

Christ's sacrifice on the Cross can still redeem our friendship ... In the Book of Maccabees found in the Catholic and Orthodox Old Testament, Judas Maccabees took a collection for a sin offering ...

Roman Catholic, Protestant and 11 Orthodox churches ... the Slavs performed protective rituals (they drew crosses on doors and windows, etc.), practiced fortune telling, caroling (sang ritual ...