The Holy Land, a region synonymous with faith, history, and spirituality, offers a unique opportunity to explore sacred ...

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill is sending ... Kirill during their gynecologist appointments at the Church Hospital of St. Alexis in Moscow,” Moskvitina said in a statement to Russian ...

These include Tatiana, Isaiah and John, his sons; Maria, his bride; Saint Ia (or Iya), his teacher; and 222 other Chinese martyrs. He was the first Chinese priest ordained within the Russian Orthodox ...

As the early Church grew ... but modified by St. Basil (329-379) and St. John Chrysostom (344-407). This liturgy is similar if not identical to the liturgy used by the Orthodox churches.

JOHN D. POTSHAW, 80, of Salem, died Wednesday. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Paul Catholic Church, Salem. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Stark Memorial, Salem ...

Slovenia is known for being one of the most picturesque countries in Europe. Teeming with brilliant turquoise lakes, imp ...

Eastern Orthodox theologians later reinforced this move, urging additional reference to the Trinity and to church tradition. At St ... Baptist) opposed the expansion as a risky precedent. Russian ...

Scenes from the life of Christ—including his infancy, triumphal entry into Jerusalem, and Last Supper—adorn a small Coptic Orthodox chapel in the Church ... firebrand John the Baptist and ...

In St. Petersburg, home to 4.5 million people, there are only about 8,000 who regularly attend evangelical or Protestant churches. The majority identify themselves as Russian Orthodox ... called ...

Vladimir Putin accused Jews of attacking the Russian Orthodox Church and suggested that they lacked family and “roots,” the ...

St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Olyphant celebrated its 120th anniversary on Dec. 6. The Divine Liturgy was celebrated by His ...

IN A rare show of dissent, the Russian Orthodox Church has criticised new Soviet-style legislation in the State Duma which will ban religious services and prayer meetings in blocks of flats. “This ...