They also suspended Zervos, the trio’s ally, as a Russian Orthodox deacon but he says he has the blessing of the Greek Orthodox denomination. The dispute has divided the congregation ...

Pope Leo XIV closed his first public blessing as pontiff with a Hail Mary, after invoking the feast day of Our Lady of Pompei. On his first papal trip, he went to the Sanctuary of Our Mother of Good ...

It is a special apostolic blessing given by the pope every year ... but it no longer has the upper hand; it no longer has power over those who accept the grace of this day. Sisters and brothers ...

have celebrated as a blessing. Catholics and Protestants usually observe Easter on a Sunday different from the Easter Sunday observed by the Orthodox Church, a tradition of many centuries.

(KOLN) - On the walls of St. George Orthodox Church are hand-painted icons of saints ... painted canvases with saints and scenes from Christ’s life. Some of the designs and backgrounds ...

It is one of the tallest statues of an American statesman, and travelers often pull over for photos with the Lone Star icon. Christ of the Ozarks has been spreading its arms wide since 1966.

According to a press release from the city, “the blessing of the ... as it’s called in the Orthodox church which was this past Monday,” Muhammad said. “Just as Christ blessed the River ...

On December 9, the Greek Orthodox ... human either. If Christ does not truly share our human nature, then the possibility of our salvation is in doubt. The Conception of the Virgin Mary by Saint Anna ...

Stalker 2 will force you to make a bunch of tough choices, and one of the first will be who to give the Orthodox icon to ... On the other hand, an extra 1,000 coupons (K) might let you buy ...

This past month at St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, we had the great blessing to see two of the holy icons on our iconostasis restored, that of our Lord Jesus Christ and his all-pure mother.

Ukraine’s parliament moved forward on Tuesday with long-standing plans to ban the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC). A lopsided 265 votes to 29 were cast in favor of a bill that will shut down ...

The focus of this tense, unresolved episode is the 8-foot Apache Christ painting. For this close-knit community, it is a revered icon created ... crown dancers bring blessings on them.