Armenian Orthodox, Anglican, and Syriac Orthodox communities. Hundreds of Christians in Damascus protested last week after a Christmas tree was set on fire in a small town in central Syria.

Kollyva, the boiled wheat-based sweet offered at Greek Orthodox memorial services for the souls of the dead, has roots in ...

Sent by Pope Francis, the prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, on Thursday ...

The December 3 verdict sparked tensions along the Malabar coast and prompted the top court to order status quo on December 17 ...

The publication of the Vatican declaration Fiducia supplicans in December 2023, allowing the blessing of same-sex couples in ...

The fall of the regime in Damascus has also led to a backlash against the Orthodox patriarchate heir to one of the most ...

However, he confirmed that UNESCO has yet to receive funding to restore the Syrian Orthodox Church of Al-Tahera, the Armenian ...

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — As Syria begins recovering from 50 years of autocratic rule by the Assad family, an international ...

View of the remains of the Syriac Sanctuary of the Janiculum in Rome. Credit: Fabio Caricchia / Soprintendenza Speciale di Roma / Ministero della Cultura Nestled in the heart of the Trastevere ...

The following Monday, at the beginning of the fifth week of Great Lent, his funeral service was held in the Orthodox church in London. A prayer was found in Ludwell’s handwritten collection of ...

One of Maaloula's main monuments is the Greek Orthodox Convent of St. Thecla ... In the mid-19th century, the Syriac Catholic Church of Mar Tuma was consecrated in Mosul, Iraq, where its overall ...

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, ...