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Two families of mixed Catholic and Orthodox Christian members are looking forward to celebrating Easter together on the same date in 2025 as they also hope to one day see greater unity among all ...
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral, the largest Orthodox church in the country, has some of the most impressive Byzantine-style icons in Houston. The gray stone cathedral with a gold dome sits ...
This year, Catholics, Protestants and Orthodox Christians will mark Easter on the same day, Sunday, April 20. The shared date is relatively rare due to the different calendars used by Western and ...
The Supreme head of the Syriac Orthodox Church anointed the new leader of their Church in India during a solemn ceremony in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, on March 25. Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, the ...
Archbishop Elpidophoros of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America praised President Donald Trump and compared him to Constantine the Great. Elpidophoros spoke next to the president at the White ...
WASHINGTON — The Orthodox Christian Network (OCN) is thrilled to announce the release of the new edition of Orthodoxy Now, an online magazine publication dedicated to exploring and celebrating ...
Vladimir Putin met the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, on Tuesday with gifts he asked the Patriarch to bless for troops fighting in Ukraine. The meeting at a Christmas ...
Gammerman has struggled to find an Orthodox synagogue that will accept him as an openly gay man. D.A. Varela [email protected] Daniel Gammerman, a lifelong Orthodox Jew, began noticing some ...
A group of American rabbis, all identifying as Orthodox, published a letter of support for Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday. The organizers described the move as a “rabbi rebellion ...
But for almost half of US Orthodox Christians, whose liturgy involves processions, incense, kissing icons and crosses, and receiving communion from a shared spoon and chalice, liturgical services ...
(RNS) — Almost half of US Orthodox churches remained open during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to only 12% of all religious congregations. (RNS) — Most American churches navigated the ...