A mock synagogue at a Christmas festival in an Italian mountain village offered a surprising opportunity for Jewish outreach ...

St. Mary’s Orthodox Cathedral unveils historical oil paintings of Malankara Pally Yogams, meticulously depicting Syrian ...

In early days and in many cultures today, bells have been associated with magic and superstition. Their ringing functioned as a protective means of driving away the evil forces. As far back as 1300 BC ...

In the dead of night, when some might be hesitant to answer a knock on their front door, Peggy Dimoff welcomed a group of revelers into her home on the edge of town. The 92-year-old retired garment ...

Ethiopian pilgrims pray during a Mass service for Ethiopian Christmas at the Bole Medhane Alem cathedral in Addis Ababa, ...

Sure, a bath towel will do the trick, but there’s just something nicer about wearing a robe. (It’s a better cover-up when you want to make yourself decent quick, too.) I’ve been on the ...

In general, an Orthodox priest is not going to deny a communicant the sacrament because he or she is a homosexual. But if the priest knows that person is sexually active outside of marriage ...

The Very Rev. Protopresbyter Robert Buczak, Christ the Saviour Cathedral pastor, holds the chalice during a procession at the ...

A new document by the Italian bishops’ conference states that being openly gay no longer bars candidates from discerning the ...

More than 200 million Christians are associated with Orthodox Churches and most celebrate Christmas on 7 January.

Greek Orthodox Priest Issa Thaljieh says this has not been a joyful Christmas in Bethlehem. "Bethlehem today is very sad. For me, it’s important to focus on the prayers and the religious rituals ...