The beards of Orthodox priests are some of their most striking attributes, marking them as different from other Western ...

With the intention of preserving Byzantine spiritual wisdom, Greek monk Nicodemus devoted his life to writing the massive tome Philokalia.

Athens and Cairo have agreed to preserve the status of the historic St. Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai, the world’s oldest ...

Archaeologists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem just concluded their second season of excavations at Hyrcania, where they found colorful Byzantine mosaics and Herodian frescoes ...

On Friday, the Greek Orthodox Church called for an emergency meeting to discuss a major reform to be launched. The move comes after the Church was rocked by overwhelming scandals on sex and finance ...

Nine monumental paintings by El Greco once decorated monastery walls in Toledo, Spain, where the Greek-born artist spent most ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities – aptly titled The Holy Week – with Good Friday, Easter Sunday, ...

The Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (MPEÕK) faces a critical choice: Break free from Moscow's yoke or ...

With only 19 parishes in his eparchy, the new bishop of Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix, Artur ...

The charismatic Italian monk's monastery, who disappeared after trying to mediate with the Islamic State, is returning to its ...

Vladimir Putin accused Jews of attacking the Russian Orthodox Church and suggested that they lacked family and “roots,” the latest antisemitic statement from the Russian leader since his 2022 ...

Djuric said he was greatly honoured by the opportunity to speak with Patriarch Theophilos III in the holy city of Jerusalem ...