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

WASHINGTON (RNS) A growing multifaith movement of people has been drawn to the art and the spirituality of iconography. They are taking short-term classes with experts, who often travel from ...

When Russians settled the far outpost of North America now known as Alaska, they shared their religion with the native residents. And many of the Eskimos, Aleuts and others living there in the 18th… ...

Thus, Orthodox art is in some ways a paradox. Art can require a certain level of transgression, ... When these images appeared in a Pittsburgh Jewish community center in 2001, ...

Members of the Greek Orthodox community in Utah have recently hired an iconographer to create sacred images for the dome of Prophet Elias Church in Holladay.

In New York she met Orthodox women who worked on Wall Street and taught at Columbia University, but who also raised and provided for large families—sometimes tending to 13 children.

Rapunzel" deals with, among other things, "Sheitels". This hairpiece is more than just a wig, but an expression of Jewish ...

Although Orthodox Christianity is grounded in old traditions, it’s been attracting younger members in recent years, according to Lucas, who is also the dean of the South Florida Orthodox community.

Orthodox iconography: "The Byzantine Orthodox iconography is not just an 'art,' it’s a sacred art," Theodoros Papadopoulos, Greek icon expert, explains.

“There is nothing wrong with a non-Orthodox person wanting to learn iconography for their own spiritual discipline,” said Aristidis Garinis, an iconographer and a priest serving at the Greek Orthodox ...