In Istanbul, Pope Leo XIV will meet the patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church to show amity between two of the world’s largest Christian groups. By Ben Hubbard and Motoko Rich Stephen Hubbard was a ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Often when a potential convert walks through the doors of his church, one of the first things the Very Rev. Andreas Blom encourages them to do is give up the thing that brought them ...

The Eastern Orthodox patriarch of Constantinople has expressed a desire that Christians in the East and the West begin celebrating Easter on a “unified date” rather than adhere to separate Lenten ...

FILE - Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, center, delivers the Christmas service in the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. While much of the world has Christmas in ...

Lent begins today, Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18. Here's when it ends, when Easter will fall in 2026 and why it overlaps with Passover.

Eastern Orthodox spiritual leader condemns Russian invasion Bartholomew I blames 'blatant violation' of international law In this Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021 file photo, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eastern Orthodox churches, including those in Russian traditions, follow the ancient Julian calendar, 13 days behind the Gregorian ...

Stephen Hubbard was a wanderer. But when he moved to Ukraine, the war brought arrest, torture and imprisonment. He turns 73 this week. By Kim Barker and Nataliya Vasilyeva The village parishioners’ ...

FILE - Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, center, delivers the Christmas service in the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, Friday. While much of the world has Christmas in the rearview ...

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 ...