The idea of a common Easter has been discussed since the 1960s, with interest peaking when celebrations coincide, as they ...

The authorities pursue any religious figure suspected of disloyalty. No one has immunity. Security forces show no reverence — ...

The Estonian Internal Security Service writes in its new yearbook that the Estonian Christian Orthodox Church — formerly MPEÕK — held covert negotiations with Russia in 2024 to fund a Russian-language ...

President Vladimir Putin meets with Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov in Moscow on ...

Greece is enjoying a major boost in Easter tourism this year, thanks to a rare overlap between Orthodox and Catholic Easters ...

The DSK Mariam Church in, DC, serves as a cultural and spiritual haven for the Ethiopian diaspora, hosting services in the ...

The Holy Fire ceremony at Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulcher is a historic Easter tradition for Eastern Orthodox ...

But the two churches started using different calendars after Pope Gregory XIII’s adaptation in 1582, when the Western church adopted the Gregorian calendar while the Eastern Orthodox Church kept ...

Turnout was lower this year as Israel's Gaza war weighs on local Palestinian Christians and deters many pilgrims ...

Holy Saturday, the day before Greek Easter on Sunday, marks the last day of Holy Week for Orthodox Christians.

The subject of numerous controversies, she is defined by ambiguity, welcoming outcasts to the Church and provoking more ...

American conservatives shouldn't fall for Vladimir Putin's deceptive narrative that Russia values Christian honor and seeks ...