First of all, the Eastern Orthodox Church does not give all church councils equal status. The church does, however, give special prominence to the seven Ecumenical Councils that took place between 325 ...

There is a lot going on underneath the golden dome in Newport News, reminds the Rev. George Chioros. At times, he worries that the Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church is known only for ...

As he began his four-day trip to Turkey, Pope Leo XIV met President Recep Tayyip Erdogan - Copyright AFP Philip FONG As he began his four-day trip to Turkey, Pope Leo ...

Pope Leo XIV called for unity among Christians on Friday at an ecumenical prayer service on the shores of Lake Iznik to celebrate 1,700 years since one of the early Church's most important gatherings.

A Vatican spokesman said it’s premature to suggest a gathering between Catholic and Orthodox faiths to mark the 1700th anniversary of the first church council held in Nicea in 325 A.D. Despite cordial ...

KYIV — Ukraine’s Orthodox worshippers have always celebrated Christmas on January 7 — but that will change for many this year, with the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) for the first time allowing its ...

The church, opened in 1924, was the cultural center of Salt Lake City’s early 20th-century immigrant enclave known as Greek ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) Despite cordial meetings between Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople during the pontiff’s visit to Jerusalem, the Vatican has rejected media reports ...