These rites so listed: Latin, Byzantine, Alexandrian, Syriac, Armenian ... is similar if not identical to the liturgy used by the Orthodox churches. After the schism between the churches in ...

Further reading: Why the Vatican has added Orthodox martyrs to its calendar of saints Isaac then withdrew to the monastery of Rabban ... in 1983 by British Syriac specialist Sebastian Brock ...

Saint Catherine's Monastery at the foot of Mount Sinai, Egypt is one of the most important Christian monasteries in the world ...

Greek delegation heads to Egypt after court ruling challenges Saint Catherine Monastery's ownership and autonomy in Sinai.

Credit: Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East In an official statement, the archbishop warned: “The monastery’s properties are being seized and confiscated. This spiritual ...

Also known as Simonopetra or Simon’s Rock, the Christian Orthodox monastery transcends country-based branches of the faith by embracing monks from across the world, including converts from non ...

ISTANBUL (RNS) — Initial reports that the centuries-old St. Catherine's Monastery would be closed were denied, but Orthodox leaders remain concerned that the monastery's new status will ...

After fifteen centuries of autonomy, the Orthodox Monastery of St. Catherine on Mount Sinai has passed into the hands of the Egyptian State, according to a ruling issued by the Ismailia court.