When not on tour at various Orthodox Christian churches, the myrrh-bearing icon is housed at Holy Theotokos of Iveron ...

Every year on May 21, the Orthodox Church commemorates the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great and his mother Saint Helena ...

Gnostic Christianity represents a diverse set of beliefs that challenged emerging orthodox traditions. Rather than a unified ...

The celebrations in honor of the Zhirovichi Icon of the Mother of God began on 19 May. A prayer service with the Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos took place in the Dormition Cathedral of the ...

After years of court battles, Israel will allow women to take the exams men take to become rabbis. It is a step toward expanding women's leadership roles in Orthodox Judaism.

The holy icon of Panagia Soumela, located in the homonymous Holy Church in Vermio, northern Greece, is the symbol of ...

There is nothing unusual about turning a corner in West Virginia's maze of rough mountain roads and seeing churches with ...

When a foreign nun was the victim of violent physical assault in Jerusalem last month, local activists and clergy say they ...

Investigators spent the day yesterday doing excavation work at a home in the 800 block of Revere Road — the last place the 17-year-old South Elgin girl was seen on May 6, 2016 — after a radar ...

Not only was "peace" the very first word of Pope Leo's pontificate, but it was one of the most used words in his first speech ...

Every Mass begins with the sign of the cross: “In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” Less than four seconds. Yet in that most foundational of prayers, usually somewhere ...

After the end of the second season of Cross, Alex Cross (Aldis Hodge) finds himself at a new crossroads, with his career, personal life, and moral compass all thrown into question. As he prepares for ...