At least two Kolkata churches, one among which is an orthodox parish, are set to usher in the yuletide with a larger message of communal harmony – using motifs of ‘aalpona’, a craft of floor paintings ...

Two churches in Kolkata, including an orthodox parish, are integrating 'aalpona' art - traditionally part of Hindu festivals - into their Christmas decorations as a symbol of communal harmony. The ...

Hagia Sophia remains the symbolic center of Greek Orthodoxy even centuries after its fall to the Ottomans and conversion to a ...

As we close the door on 2024 and take our first steps into 2025, it's a good time to remember those close to you who you lost ...

(AINA) -- Reports posted on X/Twitter by Christians in Syria paint a bleak picture for Christians ... under the umbrella of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham desecrated the Greek Orthodox Church of Hagia Sophia in ...

The icon showcases the saint surrounded by 32 detailed scenes, delicately painted with crisp ... liturgical reforms made by the Russian Orthodox Church in the17th century. Willson said "Saint ...

Six cadets of the Hellenic Air Force Academy were arrested by Turkish authorities near Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, after displaying Greek flags ...

While Islamic tradition sees Christians and Jews as the “People of the Book,” they still retain only second-class status as “protected” dhimmi, an inferior status for not having accepted Islam ...

An unlikely partnership between a Greek monk and a court ... that appear on murals of Protaton church, which belongs to the secluded (and male-only) Eastern Orthodox community of Mount Athos ...

Every night without fail, a mobile phone rings in the Holy Family church in Gaza, and a parish priest answers. The voice at ...

Assad's regime by Syrian rebels, the Christian community of Syria lives in fear. Sébastien de Courtois, a researcher on Eastern Christianity, analyzed the situation, urging against reducing Christians ...