Orthodox Church

Une question de calendrier expliquée par frère Hyacinthe Destivelle,o.p., responsable du centre de recherches Istina. Il explique également la liturgie et les traditions populaires de ce temps festif.

On this festive day of New Year we extend Our Pontifical love and blessings to you, dear faithful people of Armenia and the Diaspora. We are welcoming the redemptive year of 2014. With the sacrament of Our Lord’s Holy Nativity we enter ...

The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Fouad Twal, celebrated Christmas Midnight Mass in Bethlehem, at the Basilica of the Nativity. In his homily, Patriarch Twal recalled the many crises and conflicts ...

An Indian Orthodox parish priest from Bengaluru Diocese is committed to spread the message of green conscious and become an ecology goodwill ambassador. The young celibate Vicar has distributed over 200 Christmas saplings to the senior citizens in his parish.

Fears for fate of Christians in the Middle East. The memory of the two kidnapped Orthodox bishops. Esteem for Pope Francis, who "knows" orthodoxy. The anti-gay law and close cooperation with the Kremlin .

The See of the Patriarchate of Antioch of the Syriac Orthodox remains in Damascus, "and there is no intention to move it to another place". This hypothesis is rejected firmly by the Patriarch Mar Ignatius Zakka I Iwas and by all the members of the Holy...

Faith can be a powerful ally in addressing issues of social justice, said Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. He called faith a bearer of unique perspectives on eradicating poverty,...

It’s exactly one month since two Syrian Orthodox archbishops were kidnapped near the city of Aleppo. The Greek Orthodox archbishop of Aleppo Yohanna Ibrahim and his Syriac Orthodox counterpart Boulos Yazaji were seized by ...

Kirill’s visit to Beijing comes after Xi Jinping chose Moscow as his first foreign destination after his enthronement. The aim of the visit was to strengthen Sino-Russian relations, to counterbalance the gradual cooling of relations between the two countries and the US.

Orthodox Easter or Orthodox Pascha is the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus by Orthodox Christians in some countries around the world. It is celebrated on the Third Sunday in the paschal month in lunar calendar which is calendar based on Julian calendar by the Orthodox Christian. In...

Interview with H.E. Monsignor William Samaan Kyrillos, Patriarchal Administrator of the Catholic Copts, by Maria Laura Conte and Meriem Senous

On Sunday the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria will choose a new Bishop of Alexandria – who holds the title of ‘Pope’ – to succeed Shenouda III, who died in March of this year.

Orthodox churches have reaffirmed their commitment to "unity, justice and peace" saying that the "supreme act of God`s love is the economy of salvation". This and other theological reflections were shared in an inter-Orthodox consultation in Kos, Greece this week.

Patriarch Kirill’s visit was to mark the 100th anniversary of the death of Orthodox Archbishop Nicholas of Japan, who laid the foundation for the Orthodox Church’s arrival in Japan. Patriarch Kirill met with the emperor on Tuesday, before returning to Moscow. Japan is home to about 10,000 Orthodox Christians.

Father Paul Wehbe, a Greek Orthodox priest from Beirut shares with us his impressions of Pope Benedict XVI's three day visit to his nation.

Les peuples de Russie et de Pologne assisteront à une rencontre historique, le 17 août 2012: le patriarche Kirill et Mgr Józef Michalik, président de la Conférence épiscopale polonaise, signeront un message commun pour la réconciliation entre les deux pays. C’est la première fois dans l’histoire du christianisme qu’un chef de l’Eglise orthodoxe russe visite ce pays

As the Syrian crisis deepens, in front of what is now called a "civil war"; while "the language of violence prevails and the voice of moderation weakens" "efforts for dialogue and reconciliation are necessary" (Patriarch Gregory III Laham)

Orthodox Patriarch Irenaeus has expressed the hope that Pope Benedict XVI will visit Serbia for the celebrations scheduled for 2013, for the 17th centenary of the Edict of Milan. Speaking to Austrian journalists from Katholik Press news agency’s Belgrade office, the Patriarch recalled the importance of the Edict: ....

THE VENERATION OF THE MOTHER OF THE LORD is of the same order as the veneration of all the saints, and shares with it a common foundation; excepting only that among the saints, the Most Holy Virgin Mary naturally occupies the first place and stands higher than them all.

A Synaxis of the Primates of Eastern Orthodox Churches in the Middle East met in Cyprus on 27 March to discuss the situation of Christians in the region and to agree on common approaches to solidarity, strengthening and support of Christian communities struggling to maintain their presence in their historic homes.

The Orthodox Church is one of the three main Christian groups (the others being Roman Catholic and Protestant). Around 200 million people follow the Orthodox tradition.

The most common estimates of the number of Orthodox Christians worldwide is approximately 225-300 million individuals. Other estimates such as in The Encyclopedia of the Developing World[2] places the number of overall Orthodox worshippers in 1996 at 182 million individuals, including the following breakdown:...