NACOGDOCHES — The Eastern Orthodox Church continued its growth in East Texas last week as St. Paisios Orthodox Mission held its first services in Nacogdoches. The Divine Liturgy — the church’s worship ...

On May 2, the Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and all of Africa ordained in Zimbabwe the first deaconess of any patriarchate in the global Eastern Orthodox Church, marking the culmination of years ...

Apr. 28—While many Christians celebrated Easter March 31, those of the Eastern Orthodox rite who adhere to the Julian calendar will keep the observance May 5. The faithful will observe Holy Week, ...

Bartholomew I, the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople and one of Orthodox Christianity’s most influential leaders, has begun a nearly two-week apostolic visit to the United States that included a ...

VALPARAISO — Audrey White, 18, has happily found her new religious home at Iakovos Greek Orthodox Church. White, who converted to the Eastern Orthodox Christian religion on April 27, celebrated her ...

While much of the world has Christmas in the rearview mirror by now, people in some Eastern Orthodox traditions will celebrate the holy day on Sunday. Certain Eastern Orthodox churches, including ...

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, spiritual leader of the world’s 200 million Eastern Orthodox Christians, has condemned Russia’s invasion in a phone call to the head of the Orthodox Church of ...

(RNS) — Bishop Isaiah is the unlikely founder of a successful animation film festival that takes place every September in a rural community. (RNS) — Early in the afternoon on the first day of ...

SOFIA, Bulgaria — Thousands of Orthodox Christians from across Bulgaria flocked to Sofia’s main Alexander Nevski Cathedral on Friday to pay their respects to their late spiritual leader, Patriarch ...

Rev. Vasile Sauciur rarely holds long masses at Saint Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Echo Park. But Sunday was different. The church’s parking lot was packed. Inside the temple adorned with ...