Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria, patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, leads a 2015 service at St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo. (Credit: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters via CNS.) Listen ...

Long ago, before the mid-eighth century, John of Damascus gave voice to the way the Greek church fathers approached the cross: “We venerate the Cross of Christ, by which the power of the demons and ...

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania arrived in Crete June 15 to take part in the Great and Holy Council. Patriarch Daniel was welcomed by His Eminence Archbishop Irineos of Crete and Ambassador ...

Distinguished Representatives of Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches! It is a great joy for me that we have come together here today. From my heart I thank all of you for coming and for the ...

KOTTAYAM: In a major development in the efforts to resolve the disputes between Jacobite and Orthodox groups within the Malankara Church, the Oriental Orthodox Churches have stepped forward to ...

Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - "We extend our hand to work with you to build the new Syria, and we are waiting for Mr. Al-Sharaa and his new administration to stretch out their hand to us in turn", said ...

A row has broken out over which symbol is more adequate to honor Soviet soldiers killed in World War II, buried in a German cemetery- the Orthodox cross or the red flag. A cemetery in the western ...