Some of the more prominent examples in recent decades have been the Quakers during the Nigerian Civil War (1967-70), the ...

Ethiopia is a profoundly religious, multi-faith state. It is grappling with myriad conflicts, including religious-based violence in different parts of the country. Against this backdrop, religious ...

COMMENTARY: This Easter, let us recall the 30 Ethiopian Orthodox martyrs and the tenuous, painful and yet real progress made ...

It’s not just the church or just a building or where 'The Deer Hunter' was filmed or a museum -- that’s not what it is for us. It’s home for us.' ...

Dozens of people gathered in Washington City Saturday morning for a liturgical service to mark the groundbreaking of the St. George Orthodox Christian Church's new building.

In the Latin Church, believers determine how they will observe Lent (fasting is prescribed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday). In contrast, the dietary observances of Orthodox Great Lent ...

Archbishop Ioannis of Tirana, Durres, and All Albania, aged 69, was enthroned at the packed Orthodox Cathedral of the ...

Albania’s Orthodox Church has held an enthronement ceremony for its new Archbishop Joan, who succeeded Archbishop Anastasios ...

Many archaeologists have spent their lives searching for the Ark of the Covenant, but a prophecy about the Biblical relic ...

The Russian Orthodox Church unveiled a monument in Yekaterinburg this week commemorating a recent military operation against ...

Even encountering African Christian communities, Europeans labeled local practices as heretical, justifying colonization and ...

(Nicole Evatt via AP) In this photo provided by Nicole Evatt, eleven rock-hewn churches form the Orthodox Christian holy site ...