Pope Francis kisses a pectoral cross during an audience with young priests and monks from Oriental Orthodox churches at the Vatican June 3, 2022. In his address the pope said Christians are called ...

The Oriental Orthodox delegation visiting the Vatican was made up of 18 priests and monks from Egypt, ... may the cross of Christ be the compass that directs us on our journey towards full unity.

The efforts to resolve the dispute within the Malankara Church have received a boost with three Oriental Orthodox Churches stepping in to facilitate peace negotiations. According to sources, the ...

But there is a different family known as the Oriental Orthodox churches—Coptic, Ethiopian, Armenian, and others—who do not officially belong to the mainline Eastern Orthodox tradition.

Carrie Frederick Frost, left, addresses a symposium on women deacons held Nov. 10-12, 2023, at Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology and St. Mary Orthodox Church in ...

One major aspect of Pope Francis’s trip to Egypt is the ecumenical encounter with the Coptic Orthodox Church, a member of the Oriental Orthodox communion, which broke with what are now the ...

For much of the Western world, Christmas is celebrated on December 25, according to the Gregorian calendar. Yet in a distinction that dates back centuries, Orthodox Christians follow the Julian ...

The priest takes the cross, mounted on a wooden staff, ... Today there are 17 Eastern and five Oriental Orthodox congregations in the state with an estimated active membership of 5,000.

As part of the commemoration, ashes are placed on their foreheads in the form of a cross hence the name ‘Ash Wednesday’. ... Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Lutherans, and Methodists.

Pope Francis kisses a pectoral cross during an audience with young priests and monks from Oriental Orthodox churches at the Vatican June 3, 2022. In his address the pope said Christians are called to ...

For much of the Western world, Christmas is celebrated on December 25, according to the Gregorian calendar. Yet in a distinction that dates back centuries, Orthodox Christians follow the Julian ...