In the whole history of the Orthodox Church in America, this has never been seen,” a priest said about the surge of young men drawn to the demanding practice of Christianity.

A Republican congressman from South Carolina is facing backlash from his colleagues and some Orthodox Christian leaders after he accused Russia-aligned Orthodox churches of functioning as

For Orthodox Christians in America, the 20th century was shaped by waves of believers fleeing wars, revolutions and persecution in lands such as Greece, Syria, Russia and Romania.

The service in honor of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the temple in Orthodox churches is distinguished by its solemnity and verbosity. On this day, special prayers are read that emphasize the importance of the holiday for every believer, and troparia are sung and sung.

CORRECTION: The head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Porfirije, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Patriarch Kirill in Moscow in April. An earlier version of this story included incorrect information.

Pope Leo XIV joins Orthodox leader Patriarch Bartholomew I in Turkey to celebrate the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea.

The Russian Orthodox Church of the icon of the Mother of God “Quick to Hear” was opened on Panglao Island in Bohol.

Starting in 2025, Dutch public schools will offer Orthodox Christianity lessons, marking the faith’s entry into the national curriculum.

Reporting from Kiev, Ukraine — Ukrainian Orthodox church leaders approved the creation of a unified church independent of Moscow on Saturday and elected a new leader to oversee the self-governing church, a move supporters say will push Kiev further away ...

Thousands of pilgrims gathered in Romania’s capital on Sunday for the consecration of religious paintings inside the world’s largest Christian Orthodox church, opening after 15 years of construction.

The Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral hosted an annual Thanksgiving Meal & Winter Clothing Drive on Thursday.