The Council of Nicaea 1,700 years ago recognized that Christian unity had to be based on a common faith and should be ...

Former Bishop of Paphos Tychikos has begun the process of appealing the Holy Synod’s decision to depose him, triggering the ...

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I leads the service of the Graveside Lamentation at the Patriarchal Church of St. George, in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, April 18, 2025.

In 1453, the Ottomans seized Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire and the life of its last emperor, Constantine ...

Pope Leo XIV declared himself “a Roman” at a civic ceremony on Sunday, as he performed his first duties for the Diocese of ...

Jean-Arnault Dérens, historian and editor-in-chief of Le Courrier des Balkans, has just published Geopolitics of Orthodoxy: ...

We all face the challenge of finding our place. But the most serious task anyone will ever have is to find one’s place in the Church.

He took the name Leo XIV, following 13 other Leos who have contributed much to the life of the Church. His choice of name and his ... Leo XIII had the fourth longest reign as pope after St. Peter the ...

At the headquarters of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul, Orthodox clergy and faithful welcomed the May 8 election of Pope Leo XIV, hoping he would build on the ecumenical progress made by his ...

With these clerical matters completed, the new pope assumes complete authority over the worldwide church immediately. After a formal announcement in Latin, he emerges at St. Peter’s Basilica ... quick ...

The church will be merging with St. Christopher church. Exclusive-Order by Hegseth to cancel Ukraine weapons caught White House off guard Archaeologists Discover Intricately Decorated Tomb ...

Reflection on the Engraving Today we celebrate the Feast of Saint ... Constantinople to Rome by Pope Pelagius I and laid to rest in the Basilica dei Santi XII Apostoli (Basilica of the Twelve Holy ...