Saint Catherine’s Monastery of Sinai: A crucible of soft power in the Orthodox East
Saint Catherine’s Monastery of Sinai, perched amid the stark landscape of the Sinai Peninsula, is more than a monument of Christian antiquity. It stands today…
Pope Francis condemns Ukraine’s ban of Russian-linked Orthodox Church
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and Pope Francis meet on the sidelines of a working session during the G7 Summit in Savelletri, Italy, on Friday,…
Ukraine adopts ‘historic’ law to ban Moscow-linked Orthodox Church | Russia-Ukraine war News
Kyiv has accused the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of complicity in Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.Ukraine has adopted a law to ban religious groups linked to…
Week in pictures: A heatwave in Vietnam to Orthodox Easter in Jerusalem
A roundup of some of last week's events. Source link
Israeli police detain Greek consul’s guard at Orthodox Easter ceremony | Religion
NewsFeedIsraeli police detained a member of the Greek consulate’s security detail during the Orthodox Easter ceremony known as ‘Holy Fire’ at the Church of the…
May 5 marks Orthodox Easter. Why is it celebrated after Easter in the west?
For the more than half-a-million Australians who identify as Orthodox Christians, today is a significant day. Sunday May 5 is Orthodox Easter, a date which falls…
Video captures attacker stabbing Assyrian Orthodox bishop in Sydney | Newsfeed
NewsFeedPolice say the attacker behind the stabbing of a bishop at a church in Sydney is 15 years old but they have not released his…
Greece first Orthodox Christian country to legalise same-sex marriage | LGBTQ News
Parliament voted 176-76 to pass the bill which also allows same-sex couples to legally adopt children. Greece has become the first Orthodox Christian country to…
‘God of war’: Russian Orthodox Church stands by Putin, but at what cost? | Russia-Ukraine war News
A masked, uniformed, gun-toting soldier has the letter Z, a Kremlin-approved symbol of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, on his shoulder. Jesus Christ, frail and devoid…
N.J. man pleads guilty to hate crimes against Orthodox Jews
The Justice Department announced Thursday that a New Jersey man admitted in federal court that he committed a series of violent assaults on members of…