According to church tradition, the monastery marks the spot where Jesus Christ ... A bejeweled icon, or encolpion, worn by Theophilos III, Greek Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem and all Palestine ...

and Jesus' descent into Hades, said Father Gabriel Weller, the priest at the church, which is affiliated with the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. In Orthodoxy, it is necessary to use ...

The monks’ republic situated on the peninsula of Mount Athos in the north-western region of Greece was founded in 963 and is home to twenty monasteries with Orthodox monks ... a nineteenth-century ...

Hope in Christ and that God's truth will prevail amid Russia's war on Ukraine was the message that Major Archbishop ...

Virgin Mary with baby Jesus Christ illustration Hand drawn illustration ... 17th century); 30 - 31) Russian, 18th century (30 - Glory of an Icon); 32 - 33) Tin box (French, 18th century). Lithograph, ...

A senior Ukrainian Orthodox Church official recently warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin thinks the Kremlin is in a 'holy war' with the West.

Yevstratiy, and other church watchers like Catholic intellectual George Weigel, have accused the Russian Orthodox Church of ... led by the apostles who knew Jesus personally.

Orthodox priests from Russia are facing repression for opposing Russian policies and the invasion of Ukraine. Many have fled, facing difficulties in resettling, such as finding jobs and learning ...

Conceding Ukrainian land to Russia comes with a host of geopolitical downsides, but a lesser-known consequence affects churches: Moscow targets non-Orthodox Christians. Across Russian-occupied ...