BROOKLINE, Mass. (RNS)— A consortium of Orthodox Christian scholars, clergy and lay supporters meeting this week outside Boston proposed guidelines for the church to revive the ancient practice of ...

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 ...

A survey of theology, history, and evangelical perspective of the Eastern and Oriental branches of the ancient tradition. Selected by Bradley Nassif, professor of biblical studies and ...

While there may continue to be theological obstacles to the full unification of the different long-separated Christian communions, Pope Francis and the head of the Oriental Orthodox Armenian apostolic ...

VATICAN CITY — An official with the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity affirmed the sentiments of many who believe that Catholic-Orthodox relations have improved in recent years, ...

Pope Francis, right, arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, with the leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Tawadros II, Wednesday, May 10, 2023.

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 ...

Martyrdom is a call to Church unity, Pope Francis observed to the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, signalling his preference for a means of ecumenism favored by his representative for Christian ...

Majority-Orthodox countries include Russia, Ukraine and Greece, whose churches are part of the Eastern Orthodox branch, which is also followed by the majority of Christians in the Middle East. There ...

Orthodox Christians are estimated to number between 200 and 300 million people globally. Majority-Orthodox countries include Russia, Ukraine and Greece, whose churches are part of the Eastern Orthodox ...