Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Pentecost, also called “Whitsunday” in many other Christian denominations, corresponds to Jewish feast of Shavuot (the Feast of Weeks). In ...

The United Nations has condemned a suicide bombing on Sunday at a Damascus church that killed at least 25 worshippers, including women and children during mass, as a “heinous crime”. More than 60 ...

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, ...

TALLINN. April 9 (Interfax) - The Estonian parliament on Wednesday approved in the third and final reading changes to the law on churches and parishes that obligate the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox ...

Paris is home to a magnificent Russian Orthodox cathedral, the Cathédrale Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky, in the 8th arrondissement. An unusual sight on the streets of Paris, its richly decorated interior can ...

In the heart of Paris's Buttes-Chaumont district lies the unusual Saint-Serge de Radonège church. Not visible from the street, in the 19th arrondissement, this church is an architectural nugget ...

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Orthodox Christians constitute 43% of the population, making them Ethiopia's largest and most influential religious group Ethiopia has restricted social media and messaging platforms ahead of rival ...

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For a large city, there are a few places to bookmark for a weekend away. For old-world French glamour, Hotel Suisse is a four-star hotel overlooking the blue waters of the Baie des Anges. Offering ...

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In an unusual move, more than 150 Russian Orthodox clerics have called for an immediate stop to the ongoing war in Ukraine in an open letter issued on March 1. At least 176 Orthodox clerics said that ...