"We are called the nation of the cross," explains Samuel Armnius ... It was nine years ago -- February 15, 2015 -- that 20 Coptic Orthodox Christians, mostly from Egypt, and one Ghanaian Catholic ...

COMMENTARY: Today’s feast is directly linked to the jubilee years of 1975 and 2000, making its observance this jubilee year a ...

President Donald Trump recently joined the Coptic Orthodox Christian community in observing Global Coptic Day — a celebration ...

The Orthodox faithful in Greece mark the Monday of the Holy Spirit, a public holiday, especially for schools and public ...

Among Sicilians it is mainly known for its feasts, among which is the feast of the Holy Crucifix of the Elm, a very small wooden cross mounted on a very heavy iron coffin that is carried shoulder ...

The Egyptian Festival at St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church is concluding its second and final day on Saturday, offering a ...

Pope Leo XIV greets Orthodox Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon, a bishop of the Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate, during a ...

"Through theological dialogue and with the help of God, we will gain a better understanding of the mystery that unites us." ...

Two masterpieces, centuries apart, reflect a theological insight centuries old: Mary was given not only to John, but to the ...

STROUDSBURG, Pa. — Volunteers from Monroe County are busy in the kitchen of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church in Stoudsburg. They're preparing some traditional Greek dishes ahead of the opening ...

[Jn 6:60 .] The Eucharist and the Cross are stumbling blocks. It is the same mystery and it never ceases to be an occasion of division. 'Will you also go away?': [Jn 6:67 .] the Lord's question ...

Under the title of 'Our Lady of the Southern Cross' she is patron of the Australian Diocese of Toowoomba and of WYD08. It is Our Lady of the Southern Cross to whom WYD08 pilgrims are encouraged to ...