Two families of mixed Catholic and Orthodox Christian members are looking forward to celebrating Easter together on the same ...

Pope Francis has made greater unity with the Orthodox a priority of his pontificate; he has especially expressed his desire ...

It is Lent in the Christian world, but in reality, it only alters the lives of monks and Moscow restaurateurs, who rush to invent Lenten menus to profit from the public's fear of living in sin.

As Orthodox Easter approached, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a familiar move: calling for a ceasefire in Ukraine. On ...

Pope Francis, the Catholic Church's first Latin American leader, died on Monday (Apr 21), and a conclave will be held next ...

This Friday is Jumaa’ al Hazeeneh (Arabic for Good Friday), and to Palestinian Christians this phrase is pregnant with ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern ...

Preparations for Orthodox Easter are underway at the Bachkovo Monastery in southern Bulgaria, the second largest and one of the oldest in the country. Easter is the most important holiday in the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the U.S. capital, hundreds of Ethiopians dressed in traditional white shawls chant in the ancient liturgical language of one of the oldest branches of Christianity.