We wove through crowds of office workers headed to high-rises and families leading goats home for Orthodox Christmas ... and hotels across Ethiopia. Incense mixes with the aroma of beans roasting ...

Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter accordingly ... The olive leaves are later pushed into little sacks to be ...

The Russian Orthodox Church unveiled a monument in Yekaterinburg this week commemorating a recent military operation against ...

The letter was delivered by Cardinal Kurt Koch during his visit to Istanbul for the patronal feast of the Orthodox Church.

It may surprise most people to know that there are many different rites within the Catholic Church. Before discussing ... to the liturgy used by the Orthodox churches. After the schism between ...

In the Latin Church, believers determine how they will observe Lent (fasting is prescribed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday). In contrast, the dietary observances of Orthodox Great Lent ...

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 ...

In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities ... The resurrection is proclaimed at exactly midnight, and is celebrated with drums, fireworks, and church bells. Fireworks ...