The monastery of Saint Dionysios is one of several monasteries at Mount Athos. Credit: Fingalo, CC BY-SA 2.0 de/Wikipedia Commons A Greek Orthodox monk on Mount Athos, the center of Orthodox ...
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter accordingly, ...
While Pentecost comes on a Monday, the previous Sunday is the scene of late-night vigils at many Orthodox churches. Churches may be adorned with flowers and other greenery, priest wear green too, and ...
Some students at Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University’s women’s school, say their values are in tension this election. Just days out from the presidential election, Shalva Perlman doesn ...
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Residents chat as Greek forensics officers investigate at the entrance of a building following an explosion ...
His teachings warned of imminent armageddon and he exerted total control over the lives of thousands of followers who believed him to be the apostle of God’s “one true church”. From the late ...
These efforts are not limited to the geographic borders of Russia. Attacks on religions alternative to the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) have become a key part of Russia’s war against Ukraine.
But in certain Orthodox Jewish circles, the race has never been competitive. A September Nishma Research poll found that Trump was outpolling Harris among Haredi Jews with a staggering 93% of the ...
You need not attend a temple or church or synagogue or mosque ... I was raised in an Orthodox Jewish family. But, in the years after I left home, I slowly gave up observance, shedding the ...