COMMENTARY: Approved on the same day as ‘Lumen Gentium’ and ‘Unitatis Redintegratio,’ ‘Orientalium Ecclesiarum’ manifests the ...

The countdown to the Orthodox Easter is set to begin on March 3, when Greece celebrates “Kathara Deftera,” Greek for “Clean ...

A number of Orthodox priests who are against Russia's invasion of Ukraine have sought refuge in Germany, where they face many challenges.

Pope Francis has renewed his proposal for the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church to have a common date to celebrate Holy ...

Patriarch Kirill said a prayer and sprinkled ... Unlike the Catholic faith, which is headed by the Vatican, Eastern Orthodox Christians are permitted to request independent jurisdiction from ...

The Russian Orthodox Church seeks to increase the number of military chaplains deployed with Russian forces in Ukraine ...

Since then, popes and Eastern patriarchs have exchanged visits and signed declarations on a variety of occasions. Currently, most Orthodox Churches work very closely with Rome, and talks for some ...

In Defense of Christian staff Richard Ghazal (far-left) and William Roberts (far-right) with Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church (middle), Archbishop John Kawak (middle-right) and Ambassador Henry ...

In Lebanon, schools are at risk of closure Furthermore, the statement notes the traditional ecumenical sequence, held on the first day, with the presence of Orthodox Eastern patriarchs and a visit of ...

Like many near the eastern front ... despite Russian Orthodox leader Kirill calling the Kremlin's invasion a "holy war". "Patriarch Kirill may make mistakes, he is a human being," the ...