"It’s the most holy holiday of our church," explained Marianne Balakos, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church "Several million Christians all across the U.S., and many here in the Ohio Valley, celebrate ...

Apr. 28—While many Christians celebrated Easter March 31, those of the Eastern Orthodox rite who adhere to the Julian calendar will keep the observance May 5. The faithful will observe Holy Week, ...

NACOGDOCHES — The Eastern Orthodox Church continued its growth in East Texas last week as St. Paisios Orthodox Mission held its first services in Nacogdoches. The Divine Liturgy — the church’s worship ...

VALPARAISO — Audrey White, 18, has happily found her new religious home at Iakovos Greek Orthodox Church. White, who converted to the Eastern Orthodox Christian religion on April 27, celebrated her ...

Years ago, during a service at an Eastern Orthodox church, many of the members walked around the perimeter of the room and ...

Sister Vassa Larin is an American nun who is best known for teaching about the Eastern Orthodox faith to thousands of viewers ...

Pope Leo XIV received members of a delegation from the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate in a June 28 audience held at the Apostolic Palace of the Vatican in the context of the June 29 ...

After kissing the hand of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, 84-year-old Andrew Manos said, “This made my life complete now.” Bartholomew — the spiritual leader of some 300 million Eastern Orthodox ...

The Rev. Michael Kirkland considers himself Ukrainian, not by blood but by his spiritual heritage. The Orthodox priest was ordained by Ukrainian refugees and now leads St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox ...

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, spiritual leader of the world’s 200 million Eastern Orthodox Christians, has condemned Russia’s invasion in a phone call to the head of the Orthodox Church of ...

The Ukrainian government has declared that a branch of the Orthodox Church has failed to sever all ties with Moscow — and ...