In the Orthodox calendar there are special memorial days - Parents' Saturdays. One of them precedes Shrovetide and Great Lent ...

In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities – aptly titled ... Preparations for the jovial dinner begin early in the morning with the cooking of the maghiritsa – a type ...

Vladimir Putin accused Jews of attacking the Russian Orthodox Church and suggested that they lacked family and “roots,” the latest antisemitic statement from the Russian leader since his 2022 ...

On Friday, the Greek Orthodox Church called for an emergency meeting to discuss a major reform to be launched. The move comes after the Church was rocked by overwhelming scandals on sex and finance ...

As Vicar of the universal Church, the Pope is shepherd of the rites of the West and the East. The eastern rites which ... to the liturgy used by the Orthodox churches. After the schism between ...

Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the seventh week of 2025 from around RFE/RL's region. For more photo ...

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The Roman Catholic Church has consistently condemned abortion ... For the Jewish people of those times and orthodox Jews to this day, all human life has as its author the one God whose creative ...

In December 2019, thieves stole the lead from the church roof, unknowingly setting off a chain of destruction. Over time, the roof began leaking, causing significant internal damage. The ceiling ...

At least 10 people died this weekend as a powerful storm swept through a large swath of the United States, bringing widespread flooding and damaging winds to Southern and Eastern states. In ...

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