How does an unbeliever like me end up in a place that, according to my cohabitants for seven nights, lies closest to God? Perhaps because there must be a place for middle-aged Australian men of Greek ...

“This isn’t just about the baby—this isn’t just about the parents and godparents. This is about all of us, and it is about our faith.” This realization came to Con O’Mahony, Vicar for Education in the ...

Orthodox churches should not accept the baptisms of mainline denominations that have chosen to revise their teachings such that they are no longer orthodox in theology or ethical practices. Many ...

This Friday is Jumaa’ al Hazeeneh (Arabic for Good Friday), and to Palestinian Christians this phrase is pregnant with connotative nuances that commemorate the Passion of Christ. Sorrowful, ...

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. — Orthodox Christians in Tampa Bay and around the world are celebrating the Epiphany on Monday, marking the end of the Christmas season. It is also known as the Feast of Epiphany, ...

ADDIS ABABA, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Thousands of Ethiopian Orthodox followers gathered in the capital Addis Ababa on Friday and Saturday to celebrate Epiphany, also called Timket, a religious festival ...

“She was baptized, with her household” (Acts 16:15) “He was baptized at once, with all his family” (Acts 16:33; 18:8 also implicitly implies it) “I did baptize also the household of Stephanas.” (1 ...

A baptism near Athens, Greece two weeks ago for the children of a same-sex couple has earned an official protest from the Greek Orthodox Church. Fashion designer Peter Dundas and longtime partner ...

Note: This article deals with infant loss. The room operated at a frantic pace, as it was. And then the baby was spontaneously delivered. A mother lay in bed wailing, her legs still hoisted. She kept ...