Christians in northeast Syria this month will mark the 10th anniversary of an attack by the Islamic State group on more than 30 villages.

More than 200 Christians were taken hostage during Feb. 2015 assault, leading to mass exodus; those who stayed behind now ...

The country celebrates the New Year on September 11 (or September 12 in a leap year), and Christmas falls on January 7.

It is also known for its rich political history. It was one of the few nations never colonized and successfully resisted an ...

Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Church, has zealously backed Russia’s ‘special military operation’ and castigates a morally ...

I don’t think so.” After adding that the alleged opponents of the church were also neither Orthodox Christian nor Muslim, he added, “These are people without kin or memory, with no roots.

The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter – starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on the Thursday before Easter Sunday. This year, Ash Wednesday and the ...

Christian community in Pakistan celebrated Christmas today [Wednesday] as elsewhere in the world. Addressing a special Christmas ceremony at Prime Minister House in Islamabad today, Prime Minister ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities – aptly titled The Holy Week – with Good Friday, Easter Sunday, ...

Despite a culture that often shuns religion, businesses grounded in faith-based principles continue to attract customers.

YEREVAN—Armenians gathered outside Saint Anna Church Church in Yerevan on February 13 to celebrate Trndez, an ancient ...

Fouad Jakiche Fouad Jakiche was born on April 23, 1932, in Damascus, Syria, and transitioned to Heaven peacefully in , New ...