Deep in South Africa’s wine country near the town of Robertson, past rows of tin shacks and up a gravel road where barefoot children play, sits a little piece of Russia. The apricot-hued building with ...

At a Russian Orthodox Church in Washington, D.C., church leaders say they've seen a significant rise in attendance from newcomers hoping to join the congregation. Many of the potential converts have ...

(RNS) — About 100 Orthodox rabbis from the U.S. and Israel say the practice is harmful and doesn't work. (RNS) — A group of Orthodox rabbis from the U.S. and Israel issued a strongly worded letter ...

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Nearly two weeks after celebrating New Year, many Serbians did it again on Tuesday evening, this time according to old Orthodox Christian tradition. Some Eastern Orthodox ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Millions of Christians, including those in Eastern Europe and across the Arab world, such as Palestine and Egypt, are celebrating ...

Yet the celebrations come 13 days after Christmas celebrations across much of the world. So why are some Arab Christians celebrating today, and which Christian denominations are they? The New Arab ...

Several Christians were among a group of prisoners recently released in Eritrea, though seven senior church leaders remain in detention after two decades without charge or trial, a watchdog group has ...

The Orthodox baptism rite includes a three-stage exorcism that is extremely detailed about the spiritual warfare that surrounds new Christians. It concludes with this appeal to God: "Redeeming this ...

“In the whole history of the Orthodox Church in America, this has never been seen,” a priest said about the surge of young men drawn to the demanding practice of Christianity. “The Orthodox Church is ...