Chalcedonian Christians as ‘Dyophysites’ and sneered at them as ‘the emperor's people’ – Melchites. (since the Great Schism) A member of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate ...

The Syriac Orthodox Church, also known as West Syriac Church or West Syrian Church, officially known as the Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East, and informally as the Jacobite ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities – aptly titled The Holy Week – with Good Friday, Easter Sunday, ...

On February 22, 1998, he became the head of the Synod. On December 27, 2000, the Church Synod convened at Puthencruz elected him as the Cathalicos-designate. In a ceremony held in Damascus, Syria, he ...

To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." Jesus said to the people who ...