The date of Easter is tied to Passover and the lunar calendar, a formula set by church leaders nearly 1,700 years ago.

The recent Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox provides an opportunity to review the differences between the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. (photo: St. Petersburg Theological Academy via ...

"It’s the most holy holiday of our church," explained Marianne Balakos, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church "Several million Christians all across the U.S., and many here in the Ohio Valley, celebrate ...

Recently, we joined the Catholic Church in celebrating 60 years of ecumenical journey with other Christian churches. Today, we briefly look into the inside story of the relations between the Catholic ...

Great and Holy Pascha (Easter) is celebrated by Eastern Orthodox Chrisitans (officially known as the Orthodox Catholic Church and commonly referred to as Greek Orthodox), and this year it falls on ...

Essentially the Orthodox Church shares much with the other Christian Churches in the belief that God revealed himself in Jesus Christ, and a belief in the incarnation of Christ, his crucifixion and ...

Eastern Orthodox Leader Is on a US Visit to Meet With Trump and Receive Award for Environmental Work Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians, is making ...

“The Russian Orthodox Church doesn’t recognize those decisions and won’t fulfill them,” Archbishop Hilarion Alfeyev said in Belarus after a meeting of the synod of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of the world's Eastern Orthodox Christians, arrives for a meeting with ...