The ruling has sparked grave concern within the Greek Orthodox Church, which denounced what it described as “an attempt to alter a system that has been in place for 15 centuries.” ...

The factory supplies 60% of the 100,000 hats bought each year by Orthodox Jews, with half going to the U.S. and the other half to Israel. Spanish hats account for a fifth of all black felt hats ...

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Because of that, there are children who drop out of school,” said Mulunesh Girma, an optometrist at Nigist Eleni Mohammed Memorial Comprehensive Specialized Hospital in Hossana, in southern ...

Patriarch Bartholomew's message, read on Sunday, March 17 in Orthodox parishes affiliated with Constantinople, emphasized the Great Lent as an opportunity for spiritual, mental, and physical ...

Orthodox Christianity is seeing a resurgence in popularity, especially among young men. In an age that often calls their very existence into question, the Orthodox Church provides them with validation ...

The Orthodox distinctiveness lies particularly in the preparation period, which includes a fast starting on November 15—longer than Advent in the Catholic tradition. This liturgical period ...

The Chinese embassy and community on Friday donated stationery and food items to Harare’s Hossana Love Africa Children’s Home to celebrate the Internal Children’s Day and International Day of the ...

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, ...

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 ...