More than 200 million Christians are associated with Orthodox Churches and most celebrate Christmas on 7 January.

Churches faced with empty pews are fighting to keep their doors open, while former houses of worship are being converted into ...

The heart of Bethlehem during Christmas is Manger Square. Christmas in Bethlehem is a time of unity, where the boundaries of denomination fade.

THRISSUR: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in a Christmas celebrations hosted by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India, the metropolitan bishop of the Malankara Orthodox ...

A retired Catholic priest has been arrested in Sydney after allegedly attempting to groom a teenage boy online, following a police investigation. 77-year-old Guy Norman Hartcher, was taken into ...

All Massgoers were told to beg for mercy for the "crimes and sins of sexual, physical, emotional and spiritual abuse perpetrated by clergy," and for "the failure of pastors and shepherds who did ...

(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A judge sentenced a 93-year-old former Catholic priest Wednesday to spend the ...

“He was known for good reason as the ‘people’s priest’. He paid particular attention to the vulnerable, and worked to advance humanitarian causes through Caritas Humanitarian Aid and ...

It accuses 56 people: 48 priests, three religious brothers, "an apparent former religious brother" and four deacons. Most of the alleged misconduct took place in the 1970s and the 1980s.

The first person, Aaron Hebert, called Hecker as "Satan in priests clothing."Hebert said he was there to advocate for those who were also abused in 1968 and haven't come forward. He said he ...

More than 50 clergy — including 48 priests — in a Michigan diocese have been accused of sexual abuse dating back to the 1950s, according to a disturbing report by the state’s top prosecutor.