Kollyva, the boiled wheat-based sweet offered at Greek Orthodox memorial services for the souls of the dead, has roots in ...

Most of John's relics were looted from Constantinople by crusaders in 1204 and taken to Rome, but some of his bones were returned to the Orthodox Church on 27 November 2004 by Pope John Paul II. Since ...

Irene of Athens was the first Greek-Roman empress to wield power as a sole ruler of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire.

Murals from the 12th and 16th centuries are visible in Paphos’ oldest monastery, Panayia Chrysolakournas, Steni community leader Elias Lampides said on Saturday.Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, ...

Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the Orthodox Church of Albania after the fall of the communist regime in the country, has ...

As Catholic Christians, we are taught to forgive others, to reconcile with our neighbor, to seek out amicable ways to end grudges and angry separations; yet we have been part of a grudge ...

The piece, one side of which is an enamel copy of a 16th-century woodcut, the other side crafted in Ethiopia, reveals how ...

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Just as ancient Roman Empire had its protective geniuses of war, so in today’s dominant new patriarchal martyrology, the ...

From the believed birthplace of Jesus Christ in Palestine, to a minimalist marvel in Abu Dhabi, these houses of worship are testament to the Middle East's unbroken links to the origins of Christianity ...

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Christ Church Cathedral’s ministry focuses on Open Hearts, Open Doors, Open Minds. This vision shapes and informs all that the Cathedral community does. This Cathedral Church is a community enriched ...