The spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians introduced himself Sunday to the United States in ceremonies full of ancient and regal splendor but short on answers many American Orthodox want ...

CAIRO – The spiritual seat of the world's Orthodox Christians on Friday issued a call for unity ahead of the first ever meeting of the faith's 14 independent churches that is expected to discuss the ...

The Ecumenical Patriarchate has canonized two Mount Athos monks, recognizing them as saints of the Orthodox Church.

ATHENS (Reuters) - The Russian Orthodox Church has let Christian Orthodox fathers down by supporting Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual head of some 260 ...

Anti-Trump protesters march towards the White House during the “Not My President’s Day” rally in Washington. Feb. 20. Photo by Yuri Gripas/REUTERS. Twenty-two Modern Orthodox rabbis signed a statement ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Epiphany day celebrations in Istanbul ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual head of some 300 ...

ATHENS, GreeceATHENS, Greece — Millions of Orthodox Christians across Eastern and Southern Europe, the Middle East and elsewhere in the world, have celebrated Easter, capping weeklong religious ...

There is hardly an Orthodox Jewish community of any size in this country that does not have a day school, a Jewish high school and often a kollel of advanced scholars who are teaching and doing ...

First time visitors to Orthodox churches are often struck by the relative silence of the liturgies. For some Christians this seems strange. "There are no loud praise bands to entertain, no ...

Eastern Orthodox spiritual leader condemns Russian invasion Bartholomew I blames 'blatant violation' of international law In this Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021 file photo, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, ...

Anna Schalk finds herself weeping each time she enters an Orthodox church and gazes at the flat, colorful icons of Jesus and the Virgin Mary. The impressionistic painter had long been drawn to ...