The beards of Orthodox priests are some of their most striking attributes, marking them as different from other Western ...

A bejeweled icon, or encolpion, worn by Theophilos III, Greek Orthodox ... [Jesus] was born.” Early in the fourth century, the emperor Constantine sent an imperial delegation to the Holy Land ...

Holy Thursday celebrates the institution of the Eucharist as the true body and blood of Jesus Christ and the institution of the sacrament of the priesthood. During the Last Supper, Jesus offers ...

That brings us to 2025, which will see a remarkable coincidence: Both the Eastern and Western will hold Easter on the same ...

MANILA, Philippines — Pope Francis has renewed his proposal for the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church to have a common date to celebrate Holy Week and Easter. The proposal, made public ...

Veronica - Bernice, in the Greek tradition - embodies the universal yearning of the devout men and women of the Old Testament, the yearning of all believers to see the face of God. On Jesus' Way ...

A senior Ukrainian Orthodox Church official recently warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin thinks the Kremlin is in a ...

Believed by some to be the burial garment of Jesus Christ, the Shroud of Turin is a centuries-old linen cloth measuring over ...

ATHENS (Reuters) -Archbishop Anastasios, head of the Orthodox Church of Albania, died at a hospital in Athens at the age of 95 on Saturday, the church announced. Anastasios played a key role in ...

Last month, the military announced that legal action was underway against draft candidates from the haredi community who failed to report for enlistment. ‘THE HAREDI leadership argues that it is ...

If you only have time for one cultural site, the Chapel of the Holy Cross should be it. This stunning church – designed by sculptor Marguerite Brunswig Staude (a student of architect Frank Lloyd ...