What Is Greek Orthodox Easter? Greek Orthodox Easter is the conclusion of Greek Orthodox's "Great Lent," a strict 40-day period of fasting. Great Lent ends on Lazarus Saturday, which is when Orthodox ...

Warning follows Jewish man’s arrest over brutal attack on nun in Jerusalem this week.

Millions of people around the world celebrated Orthodox Christmas on Wednesday, nearly two weeks after much of the world marked the holy day. Certain Eastern Orthodox churches, including those in ...

… the law does not pertain to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, the church to which the majority of Ukrainian Christians belong. Claims that Ukraine banned the Orthodox Church entirely or that it ...

A coalition of bipartisan lawmakers introduced a bill Thursday to shed light on the alleged persecution of Christians and ...

Sophia Maggelakis Vendelis, who headed stewardship campaigns for St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, died of Alzheimer’s disease complications April 26 at 86.

Clergy inside St. Peter and St. Paul Russian Orthodox Church. Left to right: Archbishop John Garklavs (Chicago), an unknown man, and Fr. Hillary Madison, August 1968. Used with the permission of St.

SOUTHAMPTON, New York (RNS) — Dressed in the yellow robes of an altar server, Dimitri Donus dutifully held the tall, golden sacramental fan as he processed with other acolytes during the Divine ...

The Council of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church said that it disagreed with the Moscow Patriarch’s position on the war. By Neil MacFarquhar The leaders of the central branch of the Orthodox church in ...

Panagia Vefa is a Greek Orthodox church in Istanbul, Turkey, where people of all faiths come to make a wish on the first day ...