The Orthodox and Catholic Churches have a long history that led to a series of divisions, also known as schisms.

In a gesture of unity, Orthodox priests have been encouraged to shave their beards, as a symbolic act of brotherhood with ...

Church leaders push for a common Easter date, as they seek to bridge centuries-old divisions between Eastern and Western ...

The countdown to the Orthodox Easter is set to begin on March 3, when Greece celebrates “Kathara Deftera,” Greek for “Clean ...

by the end of 1890 the Orthodox Church in Japan numbered 216 communities with 18,625 Christians in them.” Sylvester II begins ...

The Akathist Hymn, which is chanted on the first five successive Fridays of Lent in the Eastern Orthodox Church, is dedicated ...