Archbishop Elpidophoros of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America kicked off this year’s Greek Independence Day at the ...

"With this cross, I pray you bring peace to the world and make America invincible!" said Archbishop Elpidophoros of the Greek ...

The Monsey, New York resident was an early and outspoken voice about LGBTQ inclusion in the Orthodox Jewish community.

The new Primate will need to be savvy, navigating between conflicting pro-Russian and pro-Ukrainian currents in the small but ...

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

From Addis Ababa's bustling markets and coffee culture to Lalibela's ancient rock-hewn churches and sacred pilgrimages.

Traveling to Ethiopia can be an experience in two distinct worlds. There’s Addis Ababa, with its towering construction cranes ...

The rock walls that must be traversed to reach Abuna Yemata Guh (Photo: Wittmann Tours). Disagreements within Ethiopian ...

The aggression is not just a fight for territory, it is the destruction of shrines.” The appeal comes as Moldova's Orthodox Church, which boasts 90 per cent of the nation’s churchgoers amongst its ...

Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Abune Mathias urged the faithful to spread peace and harmony during Lent. Abune Mathias conveyed a message to the faithful in connection with ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew leads the official door-opening ceremony of lower Manhattan’s St ...