Archaeologist-guide Portokalenia Vratsali will passionately regale you with the finer details of key attractions such as the Palace of the Grand Master, the 11th-century Church of Our Lady of the ...

During the 15th and 16th centuries, a wave of Greek Byzantine scholars arrived in Italy where they contributed tremendously ...

Michael III, the "Alcoholic" Byzantine Emperor, ruled surprisingly well despite his controversial behavior and personal ...

The International Theological Commission has published “Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior: The 1,700th Anniversary of the ...

"Nicaea presents the reality of the work of redemption: In Christ, God saves us by entering into history. He does not send an ...

The Byzantine liturgy is based on liturgy developed by St. James for the Antiochaian church, but modified by St. Basil (329-379) and St. John Chrysostom (344-407). This liturgy is similar if not ...

As it has done for the last several years, St. Hugh of Lincoln Episcopal Church in Elgin offered Christians a unique way to start the Lenten season by dispensing ashes via a drive-thru lane rather ...

A new archaeometric study has identified the origins of marble objects from the early Byzantine villages of Porphyreon and ...

Parts of Hackney’s Orthodox Jewish community have hit out against “excessive state intervention” in the borough’s faith schools, claiming new legislation could “erode religious freedom”.

Newly appointed Orthodox Archbishop Joan of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, looks on during an inauguration ceremony at the Cathedral of Resurrection of Christ, in Tirana, Albania, Saturday ...

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 ...