That brings us to 2025, which will see a remarkable coincidence: Both the Eastern and Western will hold Easter on the same ...

Archbishop Anastasios, head of the Orthodox Church of Albania, died at a hospital in Athens at the age of 95 on Saturday, the church announced.

Given that the Eastern Catholic Churches could at times be a delicate topic for dialogue with the Orthodox, the Secretariat for Christian Unity decided that the subject of these communities would ...

The countdown to the Orthodox Easter is set to begin on March 3, when Greece celebrates “Kathara Deftera,” Greek for “Clean ...

A number of Orthodox priests who are against Russia's invasion of Ukraine have sought refuge in Germany, where they face many challenges.

The Dicastery for the Eastern Churches has prepared a pastoral guide ... to or built for Eastern Catholics and also for Eastern Orthodox,” he said. As a journalist, Victoria Cardiel has ...

Ukrainian Orthodox priests and parishes are among the targets in eastern Ukraine. An estimated 50 priests in Russian-occupied territories — including the most senior church official in Kherson ...

Bulgarian parliament recognized Bulgarian Orthodox Church as the sole representative of Eastern Orthodox Christianity in the country, after a new bill adopted by the parliament. The bill was ...

The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) has announced plans to increase the number of military chaplains deployed with Russian ...

Ukrainians have largely moved away from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC ... Like many near the eastern front, she found respite in the familiarity of religious rites.

Anastasios played a key role in reviving the church in Albania, an independent branch of the Eastern Orthodox Church, after being elected to lead it in 1992 following the fall of the communist ...