The Coptic Orthodox church marks time by its martyrs. Its ecclesial calendar begins in AD 284, year 1 Anno Martyrii (Year of the Martyrs), when Emperor Diocletian ascended to the throne and put ...

Christian communities are being wiped out across the Middle East. They are taking with them a crucial moderating influence.

Going nuclear; Fore!; Newsom uses Trump to get back in Dems’ good graces; Moonbeam to moderate?; Masked bandit America’s largest military base has had four names in the past five ...

The two-day glorification ceremony for Olga "Arrsamquq" Michael, known as Matushka Olga, brought together those drawn to her ...

Al Fustat (Coptic Cairo/Old Cairo) is ranked #6 out of 22 things to do in Cairo. See pictures and our review of Al Fustat (Coptic Cairo/Old Cairo).

Orthodox churches have joined the Catholic bishops of Washington in a lawsuit against a state law requiring clergy violate ...

The humble Yup’ik mother and midwife known as Matushka Olga is now officially a saint in the Orthodox church, after a ...

The Greek Orthodox Church of the Pantocrator in Patras, Greece, stands out for having been modeled after Hagia Sophia in Constantinople.

America’s Russian Orthodox converts. From Our Own Correspondent. An increasing number of Americans, especially young men, are converting to the Russian Orthodox church, ...

A court ruling in Egypt about St. Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai has sparked grave concern within the Greek Orthodox Church about religious freedom.

The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Woburn holds one of the earlier ones, over four days — from 4-10 p.m. on Thursday, May 29 (Gyro Night); from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday, May 30, and ...

Holy Trinity’s old church was destroyed by a fire in 2015, and it rebuilt a much bigger church that opened in 2019. Finishing the art has been a long process. Father James Paris has been with ...