Boris Berezovsky, the Russian oligarch, was found hanged in his Sunningdale home in March 2013. Born to Ashkenazi Jewish parents, Berezovsky converted to Russian Orthodoxy in 1994. His leap of ...

Saint Catherine’s Monastery was the place where God spoke to Prophet Moses and manifested to him on the mountain.

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It stands across from the Monastery of the Pantokrator. It is called Panagia Vefa because the neighborhood was named after the Sufi “Vefa,” who lived there. Visitors to the Greek Orthodox church in ...

Faith leaders and human rights groups condemned a Vatican university's decision to host an Azerbaijani state-sponsored ...

Known as the Painted Monasteries, their walls are covered in jewel-coloured frescoes of Orthodox saints and prophets, angels and demons, and scenes of heaven and hell. Moldovița Monastery bears ...

(OPINION) A few days ago, I found a breathtaking photo essay by The Associated Press about Father Spyridon Denaxas, an Orthodox monk who since 1971 has prayed and ministered at the gleaming white ...

"Satanists, even as they were fleeing the Kursk Region, tried to destroy the Orthodox sanctuary as much as possible, taking cover in the monastery. It’s ok! We will pray for it and we will ...

For Putin, the Orthodox faith is central to his world view and he always attends services during major church holidays. For Orthodox Russians, Easter is the most important religious holiday.