A rabbi’s son Father Theoklitos was ordained an Orthodox deacon at Meteora, Greece, during the Divine Liturgy in Kalambaka.

ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — Standing in an old Orthodox church in Antalya with a Bible in one hand and a candle in the other, the Rev. Ioann Koval led one of his first services in Turkey after Russian ...

Russian Orthodox Priests are facing persecution by their church for calling for peace in Ukraine while Moscow’s war rages on. At least 30 Orthodox priests have faced pressure by religious or state ...

(RNS) — In February 2022, as Russian tanks rolled across the Ukrainian border, a small group of Russian Orthodox Christian clergy did something extraordinary. They published an open letter calling for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: As he approaches this Orthodox church in Moldova, Archbishop Marchel begins his mass. As he preaches, dozens of worshippers ...

A high-ranking Greek Orthodox priest in Southern Australia has been placed on temporary leave after allegations accusing him of cruising on Grindr surfaced. Screenshots from Grindr posted online by ...

The first full day of Lent for churches using the "old calendar" to calculate the date of Easter is Monday, March 18. In the Eastern Christian tradition, this day is known as "Clean Monday" — and it ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — Standing in an old ...