the holiday represents the defining episode in the formation of the Christian faith and is packed with motifs and symbolism, such as the idea of redemption and rebirth. Orthodox Easter is ...

At Orthodox Christian churches in Bulgaria, a replica of the Holy Shroud, in which his body was wrapped after being taken down from the cross, is taken out as a symbol of Jesus Christ’s divine ...

Little is known about Orthodox Christianity in America unless you come from a family whose ethnic background comes from a country with strong Orthodox roots. In America, awareness of the Orthodox ...

Rising from the rugged granite rock, its walls enclose a diverse Christian Orthodox community ... the monastery has become a symbol of resilience during its long history, recovering from three ...

Through the creative vehicle of a fictional parish, Frederica Mathewes-Greene opens a door into Eastern Christianity. Who are the Orthodox? It’s a question increasingly on Western minds as ...