In response to these crises, Heraclius the Elder initially cut off communication with the capital and halted the African grain supply to Constantinople ... was skilled in the Greek language. Greek was ...

Immigration helped fuel the growth of America’s Orthodox churches more than a century ago. Now, it’s conversions from other ...

ATHENS (Reuters) -Archbishop Anastasios, head of the Orthodox Church of Albania ... 65, told Reuters. Greek lawmakers observed a minute's silence in the neighboring's country parliament at ...

The latest round of iconography is being installed at St. Matthew Orthodox Church in Green Bay. Officials say the tradition ...

Thousands of Albanians Pay Last Respects to Orthodox Christian Archbishop Anastasios TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Thousands of Albanians gathered in the capital on Thursday to pay their last respects ...

But most Eastern Orthodox celebrate Christ's birth on January ... A team of artists started painting these icons in 2003, and finished a few years later. "The lead artist Uglishe Melitios, said ...

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Orthodox Christians in Russia celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7, according to the Julian calendar Patriarch Kirill, an enthusiastic backer of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, blessed icons and crosses ...

Originally conceived in the mid-1800s to honor Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich (who died in Nice), the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral wasn't completed until the early 20th century.

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, Greek Orthodox Church leaders, and the World Council of Churches also expressed their condolences. Respected for his ...

(AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) The Orthodox icon Virgin of Kazan is projected on the dome of Kazansky Cathedral in snowfall during the Orthodox Christmas celebrations in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, ...