Pope Leo XIV said the terrorist attack on a Greek Orthodox church in Damascus was “vile” during his Wednesday Audience at the ...

The seal of the Resurrection is so powerful that in extreme cases even the unbaptized can administer baptism—using water or sand—and invoke the Holy Trinity. This act should be confirmed by the Church ...

A court ruling in Egypt about St. Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai has sparked grave concern within the Greek Orthodox Church about religious freedom.

Seminarians from Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology have lunch with Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, left, on the shores of Lake İznik, Turkey, May 23, 2025 ...

Orthodox Christians use three fingers joined together when they perform the sign of the cross. Credit: Adriatikus, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5. The Orthodox gesture is deliberate and holds ...

The Eastern Orthodox Church, also known as the Orthodox Catholic Church, is one of the three main divisions of Christianity, with around 260 million followers worldwide. Primarily rooted in the ...

A group from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church rides a float during the annual Greek Independence Day Parade on April 6, 2025, along South Halsted Street in Greektown. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) ...

Greek Orthodox Christians typically abstain from fish, meat, and dairy for 40 days, but this day is an exception. The tradition dates back to ancient times when palm crosses were shaped like fish, an ...

Seattle, Wash., Mar 25, 2025 / 12:15 pm. Archbishop Elpidophoros of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America kicked off this year’s Greek Independence Day event at the White House on Monday by ...

Archbishop Elpidophoros of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America kicked off this year’s Greek Independence ... he presented Trump with a holy cross, calling it a symbol of “divine guidance ...

Archbishop Elpidophoros of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, left, presents a cross to President Donald Trump, right, at a reception celebrating Greek Independence Day in the East Room of ...

The highest-ranking cleric of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (GOARCH) on Monday championed President Donald Trump's leadership and likened him to the Roman Emperor Constantine I. "Through ...