The Rev. Oliver Herbel of the Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church in Fargo presents a seminar called "What is Orthodox Christianity." The event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Dec. 3, in the ...

What Is Greek Orthodox Easter? Greek Orthodox Easter is the conclusion of Greek Orthodox's "Great Lent," a strict 40-day period of fasting. Great Lent ends on Lazarus Saturday, which is when Orthodox ...

Meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I during his apostolic visit to the U.S. was “incredible,” and marked a ...

Months after Easter, many Christians celebrate the day of Pentecost. If you're scratching your head wondering, "What is Pentecost?"—you're not alone. This celebration in the church may not be as ...

Eastern Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas this weekend. About 250 people are sheltering in the Greek Orthodox church in Gaza, and say they're too afraid to do anything but pray for peace. More ...

On May 2, the Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and all of Africa ordained in Zimbabwe the first deaconess of any patriarchate in the global Eastern Orthodox Church, marking the culmination of years ...

Greece has become the first majority-Orthodox Christian nation to legalize same-sex marriage under civil law. At least for the near future, it will almost certainly be the only one. Eastern Orthodox ...