Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter accordingly, ...

Violent clashes erupted between parishioners from rival Orthodox churches on October 17 as they battled for control of St. Michael's Cathedral in the central Ukrainian city of Cherkasy. The ...

The department said most of the 128 passengers who were denied boarding "wore distinctive garb typically worn by Orthodox Jewish men." Although many did not know each other and were not traveling ...

Pope Francis expressed hope for “reconciled differences” between Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant Christians during his Wednesday general audience, reflecting on the centuries-old ...

Michael G. Bassous from the Bible Society Lebanon, at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Also in the meeting were members of the board of the American Bible Society, Treasurer of the ...

The department said most of the 128 passengers who were denied boarding “wore distinctive garb typically worn by Orthodox Jewish men.” Although many did not know each other and were not traveling ...

The Russian Orthodox Church does not appear to be aiming for mass conversion of Africans and is likely to have more influence on leadership elites. Until more is known of its impact on US security ...

The biggest Orthodox church in the world is being built in Bucharest, Romania and is expected to open in 2025. The People’s Salvation Cathedral at a height of over 130 meters will become the future ...

(photo credit: MARCO BELLO/REUTERS) The majority of both haredi (ultra-Orthodox) and Modern Orthodox (MO) Jews in the US plan to vote for former president Donald Trump, according to research ...

According to the Bible, Pentecost marks the day on which the Holy Spirit descended on the members ... Thousands converted and were baptised, and the Christian faith continued to grow and expand from ...

Our new study compared life expectancy between English-speaking countries and against other high-income countries. We found Australians born between 1930 and 1969 continue to do exceptionally well ...