As churches unfurl pride flags and Black Lives Matter banners in front of their gates, young men are trending towards more traditional forms of worship.

Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter later than the Western Church - here's why.

The protest highlighted the fault line in Israeli society between ultra-Orthodox Jews and other Israelis, many of whom believe that all Jewish citizens should serve in the military, especially ...

This year, Catholics, Protestants and Orthodox Christians will mark Easter on the same day, Sunday, April 20. The shared date is relatively rare due to the different calendars used by Western and ...

Pursuant to a centuries-old rabbinical prohibition, Orthodox Jews abstain from getting a trim or a shave for the next 49 days.

Greek Orthodox churches in Massachusetts are hosting festivals all summer with traditional food, music and dancing. Festivals serve as fundraisers to support church expenses, such as building ...

In another sign of the widening fissure between the main Orthodox churches in Ukraine and Russia over the Kremlin's war against its neighbor, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) has approved a ...

The military statement promised to ensure conditions that respect the ultra-Orthodox way of life.

Israel’s insular ultra-Orthodox community has long been exempt from military service. The Supreme Court’s decision to end that exemption could change the country’s social and political dynamics.

KWETHLUK, Alaska — “St. Olga of Kwethluk, Matushka of All Alaska,” as she is officially known, was canonized on June 19 as the first female Orthodox saint from North America.

The ultra-Orthodox leaders’ threats to quit the government or dissolve the Knesset had been mostly intended as a tactic to prevent the forced enlistment of seminary students.