The Ecumenical Patriarchate has canonized two Mount Athos monks, recognizing them as saints of the Orthodox Church.

A Greek Orthodox parish in Puerto Rico helps guide more than 23 communities across Central and South America into the Church.

An ancient Christian monastic complex was recently uncovered in Egypt — shedding new light on monastic life in Upper Egypt during the Byzantine era. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Pope Leo XIV encouraged Turkey's tiny Catholic community on Friday to find strength in its small size as he opened the key day of his first papal trip that is meant to bolster ...

In Istanbul, Pope Leo XIV will meet the patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church to show amity between two of the world’s largest Christian groups. In Istanbul, Pope Leo XIV will meet the patriarch of ...

An Orthodox nun, once a leading female intellectual within her highly patriarchal faith, has been stripped of her status after publicly opposing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Before 2022, Sister Vassa ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sister Vassa Larin, a prominent American Orthodox nun, public speaker and YouTube presenter, smiles while recording one of her ...

Vassa Larin, an American nun was ousted from a U.S. branch of the Russian Orthodox Church after criticizing blessing of invasion of Ukraine. (AP Video: Alex Schuller) Here's the latest following the ...

Before 2022, Sister Vassa Larin was best known as an Orthodox nun who taught thousands on YouTube about saints and holy days. She became one of the most prominent female intellectuals in Orthodoxy — ...