The holy icon of Panagia Soumela, located in the homonymous Holy Church in Vermio, northern Greece, is the symbol of Hellenism in Pontus.

The history of the spiritual center began with the miraculous appearance of the Icon of the Mother of God. A legend has it that this happened in 1470.

In Novotroitske, Donetsk region, Russian forces have destroyed the wooden Holy Trinity Church, built in the 19th century. — ...

I reliably established that Saint Vukašin Mandrapa — the Jasenovac and Herzegovinian martyr — is in fact a fictional, or more ...

The creed set the standard for orthodoxy for 1,700 years. But no one professes the faith today in the ancient Turkish town ...

The Army West Point Black Knights and the Holy Cross Crusaders will play for the Patriot League title this weekend. Two Army West Point baseball players celebrate after scoring a run during a NCAA ...

Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented Pope Leo XIV with a religious icon, painted on wood that had seen the ...

Orthodox believers celebrate the appearance of the Zhirovichi Icon of the Mother of God, one of the most revered icons in ...

Fourth and fifth graders at Holy Cross School in South Bend presented a special project on Wednesday at the school’s “Stories and Sprinkles” celebration. Each student has spent the past ...

The veneration of Virgin Mary is central to Catholics, from popes to the ordinary faithful ...

Pope Leo XIV's recent public blessing and visit to Marian sites highlight the central role of Virgin Mary veneration in ...

The monastery is one of 20 in the autonomous all-male monastic community of Mount Athos, known in Greek as Agion Oros, or Holy Mountain. The peninsula is no stranger to foreigners. Of the 20 ...