Forgiveness Sunday, occurring just before Great Lent in the Greek Orthodox Church, emphasizes themes of repentance and ...

Saturday Vigil: presented by St. Nicholas Orthodox Church at 6 p.m. in person at 102 Ross Ave. in San Anselmo and on YouTube at stnicholasmarin.org. Sunday Forgiveness vespers: presented by St.

The Greek Orthodox community of Melbourne will once again gather in large numbers to mark the feast of Saint Haralambos at the Saint Haralambos Greek Orthodox Church, with celebrations to culminate in ...

On January 7, churches fill up again, homes glow with candles, and families gather to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. This is Orthodox Christmas, observed by around 250 million Christians, mainly ...

Millions of people around the world celebrated Orthodox Christmas on Wednesday, nearly two weeks after much of the world marked the holy day. Certain Eastern Orthodox churches, including those in ...

After withstanding charges of genocide, the issue of ultra-Orthdox enlistment in the military may bring Israel’s coalition down. Israeli security forces secure the area during a protest by ...

On Christmas Day, the divine service in Orthodox churches takes several hours and includes several stages: Vespers, Matins and Divine Liturgy, which are often celebrated at night, starting late in the ...

The Christmas season isn’t over, at least not for the handful of Orthodox Christian churches that follow the Julian Calendar and are celebrating Christmas on Wednesday with special liturgies, dinners ...

A trio of House Republicans welcomed an Orthodox Christian delegation that accused Ukraine of religious persecution to Capitol Hill this week. Reps. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) Eli Crane (R-Ariz.) and ...

For Orthodox Christians in America, the 20th century was shaped by waves of believers fleeing wars, revolutions and persecution in lands such as Greece, Syria, Russia and Romania. The Orthodox did ...