Clifton Church Says Orthodox Jew Dancing With Devil Was Part Of Slavic Folk Tradition

A Ukrainian Orthodox church in North Jersey has issued an apology after footage of a recent religious pageant drew criticism over the portrayal of a character widely viewed as antisemitic.The ...
The Hill

GOP divided by Capitol Hill visit from Orthodox Christian advocacy group

A trio of House Republicans welcomed an Orthodox Christian delegation that accused Ukraine of religious persecution to Capitol Hill this week. Reps. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) Eli Crane (R-Ariz.) and ...
Lexington Herald Leader

A small Lexington church has walls of sacred, artistic treasures. See inside

In our Inside Look stories, Herald-Leader journalists take you inside places around Lexington and Kentucky that you maybe haven't seen before. Read more. Story idea? [email protected].
Washington Examiner

Pope Leo XIV calls for unity with Eastern Orthodox Church in high-profile Turkey visit

Pope Leo XIV called on Christians to unite during his visit to Turkey, marking the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea in a gesture aimed at ending the Great Schism that separated the Roman ...
The New York Times

Orthodox Church Pews Are Overflowing With Converts

“In the whole history of the Orthodox Church in America, this has never been seen,” a priest said about the surge of young men drawn to the demanding practice of Christianity. “The Orthodox Church is ...
The Hill

White House to meet clergy with ties to pro-war Russian Orthodox Church

CORRECTION: The head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Porfirije, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Patriarch Kirill in Moscow in April. An earlier version of this story included ...
Washington Examiner

Russia’s not-so-secret Orthodox weapon

Arme n ia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, now locked in a public feud with his own church, is confronting a domestic institution defined by decades of Russian influence. The Armenian Apostolic ...
UCA News

36 dead, 200 injured in Orthodox church scaffolding collapse

Catholic bishops in Ethiopia expressed deep sorrow and solidarity after the collapse of wooden scaffolding in an Ethiopian Orthodox church in the north of the country that left at least 36 people dead ...
Newsday

First Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Suffolk is Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church of the Hamptons

Suffolk County now has its first Greek Orthodox Cathedral after the worldwide spiritual leader of that religion bestowed the title on a parish in Southampton. His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch ...
The Economist

The Orthodox Church is thriving in Britain, thanks to immigration

With its weathered brown bricks, cavernous neo-Gothic interior and rough urban surroundings, Saint Matthew’s is a typical Church of England building. Less typically, on September 14th it was bursting ...
Des Moines Register

'It's a beautiful thing:' Des Moines Greek Orthodox church sees rise in young adult members

Greek Orthodox churches in Iowa and across the Midwest are seeing a significant increase in attendance, particularly among young adults. St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Des Moines launched the ...