“What makes an Orthodox Christian Orthodox is that they follow ... it should not be interpreted as a statement that now the door is open for women everywhere. Are they supposed to be deacons ...

The earliest Christian communities met in ... from about the second century on. Where women distinguished themselves in the orthodox community were as martyrs.... And there are famous women ...

Pope Francis’ passing marks the end of a historic chapter, one that touched Greece and the Orthodox World profoundly.

Two families of mixed Catholic and Orthodox Christian members are looking forward to celebrating Easter together on the same ...

Starting well before dawn in a tiny, dark chapel, the Orthodox Christian monk prays to the icon of the Virgin Mary that gives its name to the whitewashed complex perched between sky and sea ...

The lakeside Blessing of the Waters ceremony, in which ice crosses are dropped into the water, is an annual event for St. Michael’s Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church. It commemorates the ...