St. Olga of Kwethluk, Matushka of All Alaska,” as she is officially known, was canonized on June 19 as the first female ...

The Orthodox Church in America has its first female saint from North America. Hundreds of pilgrims joined several bishops in ...

The humble Yup’ik mother and midwife known as Matushka Olga is now officially a saint in the Orthodox church, after a ...

MARY'S ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH was established on 15 Aug. 1904 by 101 ROMANIANS in Cleveland. The church's first structure, at 6201-05 Detroit Ave., cost $10,000 and was dedicated in Aug. 1905. It ...

Choose from Russian Orthodox stock illustrations from iStock. ... Israel, Middle East. Church of Mary Magdalene, Dome of the Rock, Church of All Nations, Hurva Synagogue. Seamless background pattern.

The Ukranian leader’s gift to Pope Leo is unusual for an Eastern icon in that it depicts the Virgin Mary with her head uncovered, according to the Union of Orthodox Journalists. The image, of ...

Rebuilt atop its original 1824 location in 1896, it is the oldest cruciform-style Russian Orthodox cathedral in North America, and contains one of Alaska's greatest collection of Russian artefacts ...

There are some icons that are always in an Orthodox church, always in the same places. For example, Mary is always on the left of the Iconostasis and next to her is the patron saint of the church.

Immigration helped fuel the growth of America’s Orthodox churches more than a century ago. Now, it’s conversions from other Christian traditions fueling the growth of Holy Theophany Church in the ...

Speaking of Mary as “Theotokos,” the “God-bearer” or “mother of God,” is not just simply a nice way of stating the obvious. The title was tied up with the early Church’s ...

The Rev. Alex Karloutso, vicar-general for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, presides over a service at the Formation of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church of the Hamptons on Sunday ...

Scores of viral videos on the social platform TikTok are claiming that Russian President Vladimir Putin recently opened up a vault revealing historic icons depicting Jesus, the Virgin Mary and his ...