First established in Poland in 1885, the “new convent” eventually found a home in Normandy in 1950 after a long wandering. Its history and profile attract many Russians abroad, who intend ...

Houston’s Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral, one of the largest Greek Orthodox communities in the nation, expects to cover each of its walls with colorful Byzantine iconography by the year 2027, ...

One of Europe's cheapest capitals is set to be opened up for North East travellers this coming winter. TUI has introduced ...

This winter, one of Europe's most affordable capitals is set to become more accessible for North East travellers.

Chi-Rho Symbol (ΧΡ), from the first two letters of Christ in Greek. Credit: Jim Forest, Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 The remarkable spread of Christianity by the Greeks of the Byzantine Empire into Eastern ...

It was in February 2016 that archaeologists unearthed a unique rock-carved underground Byzantine church in Nevsehir in ...

The Orthodox Church in America has its first female saint from North America. Hundreds of pilgrims joined several bishops in an elaborate ceremony to canonize St. Olga Michael in her ...

One in seven Jews worldwide are strictly Orthodox, or Haredi. It's a population of roughly 2 million out of 15 million Jews, ...

Worshippers fill St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Kwethluk, Alaska, on June 19, 2025, for the canonization ceremony of St. Olga, the first female Orthodox saint in North America.

Worshippers fill St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Kwethluk, Alaska, on June 19, 2025, for the canonization ceremony of St. Olga, the first female Orthodox saint in North America. (AP/Mark Thiessen) ...