The main traditions of the holiday. On January 7, the bright holiday of the Nativity of Christ according to the Julian calendar is celebrated by believers of the Orthodox rite in a number of churches, ...

Top church leaders in the Holy Land headed into Gaza Friday for a rare solidarity visit one day after an Israeli shell ...

Find Gaza Church Attacked Latest News, Videos & Pictures on Gaza Church Attacked and see latest updates, news, information from NDTV.COM. Explore more on Gaza Church Attacked.

It was in the dusty streets and modest homes of this remote Alaska Native village that Olga Michael quietly lived her entire ...

Gould has been a pillar of the community in Ely, Cardiff, for two decades as it has faced down numerous tragedies and ...

Alaska Native Woman, 'Everybody's Helper,' Is Orthodox Church's First Female North American Saint KWETHLUK, Alaska (AP) — It was in the dusty streets and modest homes of this remote Alaska ...

Cyril and Methodius were the Greek linguists whose translation of Christian texts into the Slavic language inspired Fr. John Veniaminov, later St. Innocent of Alaska, to establish Alaska’s first ...

New research suggests that a burial site once venerated by Christian pilgrims likely belonged to a member of Herod’s dynasty ...

Originally conceived in the mid-1800s to honor Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich (who died in Nice), the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral wasn't completed until the early 20th century.

On June 24 the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Nativity of Agios Ioannis the Baptist and Forerunner.