These new converts are largely between 18 to 35 years old, and equally split between men and women, parish leaders ... Steven Salaris, of All Saints Antiochian Orthodox Church in Maryland Heights.

First established in Poland in 1885, the “new convent” eventually found a home in Normandy in 1950 after a long wandering. Its history and profile attract many Russians abroad, who intend ...

Awaken, Inspire, Transform,” taught by Patty Fitzsimmons and sponsored by the Transformation Center for Spirituality ...

Roma “skated, dyed his hair, made tattoos, played loud music and, if necessary, he would fight for the freedom to do so,” ...

In Arabian Nights, they hear how Khalifa Harun al-Rashid travelled in disguise to know the condition of ordinary people. Mahatma Gandhi also travelled in this way. Saints and monks have followed this ...

When someone accepts election as pontiff, there undergoes a change in that individual, not only in life purpose in leading ...

Orthodox churches have joined the Catholic bishops of Washington in a lawsuit against a state law requiring clergy violate ...

Volunteers who are making 900 pigs in the blanket, 400 dozen pierogies, and use more than 250 pounds of potatoes are shown at a meeting, from left: Irene Occhiipinti, Pat Stafursky, David ...

Of the 34 original saints, at least three gained widespread popularity in medieval Europe: St. Eugenia, St. Euphrosyne and St. Marinos. All three were born as women but cut their hair and put on ...

Aviva Zippin, a 10th-grade student at the Jewish Leadership Academy in Miami, recently achieved a historic milestone: she became the first Orthodox Jewish female Eagle Scout in the Southeastern ...

For decades, African Catholics have felt their saints have been sidelined. The continent is home to some of the ...