Pope Francis emphasized that hope is “always possible” in Jesus Christ during an ecumenical vespers service marking the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

James has a profound meaning. It can be a sign of Christ’s Incarnation in Mary’s womb.1 To this day, the Greek Orthodox Christians venerate a wellspring of Nazareth where the Annunciation might have ...

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In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities – aptly titled ... Preparations for the jovial dinner begin early in the morning with the cooking of the maghiritsa – a type ...

Representatives from two Orthodox churches in Aurora along with city officials and more met at the pedestrian bridge near RiverEdge Park Saturday morning for the city’s second annual Blessing of ...

Unlike most other Christian denominations, the Orthodox Church celebrates Christmas on 7 January. This date reflects their adherence to the Julian calendar, introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 BC. More ...

Stavrophor Rajko Kosic surveys about a hundred small bundles of straw and dried leaves that will be thrown onto a burning yule log during Holy Resurrection Serbian Eastern Orthodox Church’s ...

On January 6, the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast of the Holy Epiphany, which commemorates John the Baptist’s baptism of Christ in the River Jordan and the divine revelation of the Holy ...

The first 50 ultra-Orthodox soldiers were drafted for regular service in the Israel Defense Forces’ new Haredi brigade, known as the Hasmonean Brigade, the military said on Sunday. The ...

The Israeli military has enlisted the first batch of about 50 recruits into its new ultra-Orthodox brigade after a controversial decision to end their decades-long exemption from service. By the ...

Wintry weather conditions have caused flight disruptions at Munich, Frankfurt and Stuttgart airports amid warnings of freezing rain and black ice. Snow and ice have impacted flight operations at ...

A sign out the front of Port Lincoln's Methodist Church, which may have once offered a parable, now advertises a competition to win a $1,500 travel voucher. Built in 1908 for just over 1,000 ...