The anniversary comes as Christians worry about the future of Syria following the ouster of longtime president Bashar Assad in December by insurgents led by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group.

By Christopher NyekoOMORO - Pope and patriarch of Alexandria of all Africa, His Beatitude Theodoros II, ;on February 20, 2025, afternoon arrived in Omoro district to perform the sacred rite for the ...

It’s been almost a year since the St. Theodosius Orthodox Cathedral was gutted by a fire, but restoration is finally on the ...

A Greek Orthodox priest who pleaded guilty to stealing more than $100,000 from his church to fuel a gambling addiction had ...

A Texas lawmaker whose religious affiliation includes atheists and agnostics suggested all religions pray to the same God of many names during an interfaith prayer service at the state capitol ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The latest of hundreds of earthquakes rattled the volcanic Greek island of Santorini on Tuesday after ...

Education is shaped by the context of its time and place. In Ethiopia, the origins of organized education can be traced back to the advent of Christianity, which established the framework for ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Members of Spanish and Danish royal families gathered in Athens Friday for the wedding of Nikolaos, son ...

The heightened seismic activity has prompted authorities to implement additional precautionary measures, including ...

The island’s Orthodox church has urged residents to assist each other during a time of “great anxiety.” “Island life, intensely communal, has taught us to be close to one another – in ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter accordingly, ...

Here’s what’s happening in the region beginning Thursday and continuing through Feb. 13: • Friday Women of Influence's "Night of Prose and Poetry," 6 to 8 p.m., Flood City Cafe, 137 Clinton St.; ...