What is Orthodox Christmas? And why do millions of people celebrate it on January 7 - The ancient church in the Roman Empire ...

Centuries of dispute between Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches on how to calculate the date of Easter may come to an end if Pope Francis’ latest appeal is implemented. Meeting Nov. 19 with ...

Millions of people worldwide celebrated Orthodox Christmas nearly two weeks after much of the world marked the holiday ...

Orthodox and Coptic Christians don’t believe Jesus was born on a different day; they just use a different calendar.

The Rev. Kathryn Adams of Canfield, right, poses with her daughter, Sarah Emerick-Craig, outside Christ the Savior Holy Spirit Orthodox Church in Norwood, where Sarah attends. After serving as an ...

Pope Francis with Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II in Cairo April 28 (Credit: CNS/Paul Haring.) Listen ROME – This week there will again be “two popes” at the Vatican when Francis meets his Coptic ...

ISTANBUL (RNS) — 'The fact that we are celebrating together, it's of course, a joy because it is something which is reminding us that we are all the same,' said the Rev. Luca Refatti, an Italian-born ...

In the United States, Eastern Catholics face many of the same challenges as Latin rite Catholics, but the Eastern Catholic Churches are particularly concerned about growing anti-immigrant rhetoric and ...

Commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ through ancient traditions, fasting, prayer, and midnight liturgies, rooted in the ...