In a gesture of unity, Orthodox priests have been encouraged to shave their beards, as a symbolic act of brotherhood with ...

The countdown to the Orthodox Easter is set to begin on March 3, when Greece celebrates “Kathara Deftera,” Greek for “Clean ...

(RNS) — On Thursday (May 2), the Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and all of Africa ordained in Zimbabwe the first deaconess of any patriarchate in the global Eastern Orthodox Church, marking ...

Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church mourned on Sunday the passing of Metropolitan Elder and Acting Patriarch Pakhomious, who died ...

In November 1991, Filaret, who was then heading the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, called for granting the Ukrainian Church autocephalous status. In May 1992, he was demoted ...

Catholicos Mor Baselios Joseph I installed as head of Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church in India, with dignitaries and ...

We received a very impolite reply, which said that the Council would take place anyway," Patriarch Kirill went on to say. Read also Russian Orthodox Church official comments on preparation of the ...

The Coptic Orthodox Church announced the death of Bishop Pachomius, Archbishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Patriarchal ...

Albania’s Orthodox Church has held an inauguration ceremony for its new Archbishop Joan, who succeeded Archbishop Anastasios following his death in January ...

The ban mainly affects the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. Up until 2022, this church answered to the ...

Malankara Orthodox Church protests new Catholicos installation, warns against parallel governance, urges Patriarch and ...