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. — ...

Emma Stuart from Manorcunningham spent her Easter in Athens. In a special feature, she tells us how Holy Week brought ...

Turov hosted solemn celebrations marking the 1020th anniversary of the Turov eparchy of the Belarusian Orthodox Church ...

After nearly two decades of planning, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church in Macon is unveiling ... underway involves mounting and painting the icons directly onto the church walls.

IF JERUSALEM is to remain, as many see it, the beating heart of Christianity, then it needs its lifeblood: its Christian ...

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

The reason is simple: Holy Week and Lent are periods of mourning. During Holy Week the Greek Orthodox Church mourns the Passion of ... protecting himself with the sign of the Cross. He slayed the ...

In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated ... they make the symbol of a cross in the air with the smoke of the candle above the door. Devout followers are said to light an oil candle inside the home ...

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 ...