The persecution of Christians in Syria, such as the suicide bombing that killed 25 at a Damascus Orthodox church in June, is ...

It was replaced in 1975 by a social hall with a library and a nationality museum. St. Mary's first priest, Rev. Father Moise Balea, served from 1905-Nov. 1907. He eventually established 20 parishes ...

The Orthodox Christian tradition is strong in the tiny village of Kwethluk, Alaska. It recently welcomed clergy and pilgrims from around the world to canonize a local midwife and healer as a saint.

My pilgrimage to the Orthodox theocracy of Mount Athos (the Holy Mountain) began with a deep yearning for the unknown. It was a place I had never set foot on but had always longed to experience in my ...

The Bible is artful — a “Great Code of Art”, Blake insisted. The word “code” is meant in the sense of “cipher”, the scholar ...

In preparation for the feast of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, the Patroness of Haiti, St. Jerome Church in East Flatbush hosted ...

The Orthodox Church in America has its first female saint from North America. Hundreds of pilgrims joined several bishops in ...

The two-day glorification ceremony for Olga "Arrsamquq" Michael, known as Matushka Olga, brought together those drawn to her ...

The two-day ceremony for Olga "Arrsamquq" Michael, known as Matushka Olga, brought together those drawn to her message of ...

Worshippers fill St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Kwethluk, Alaska, on June 19, 2025, for the canonization ceremony of St. Olga, the first female Orthodox saint in North America.

Knights of Columbus process with the new Knights of Columbus Sacred Heart Pilgrim Icon during a Mass and Sacred Heart Holy Hour at St. Mary Church in New Haven, Connecticut, Jan. 3, 2025. (photo ...

The humble Yup’ik mother and midwife known as Matushka Olga is now officially a saint in the Orthodox church, after a ...