Dozens of Orthodox faithful attended today the celebration of a ceremony of consecration and raising of the cross in the bell tower under construction of the Orthodox temple of the Holy Righteous ...

The Orthodox distinctiveness lies particularly in the preparation period, which includes a fast starting on November 15—longer than Advent in the Catholic tradition. This liturgical period ...

Discover the Hill of Crosses in Lithuania, a poignant site representing national identity and spiritual devotion through countless crosses. The Best Movies of All Time Wild new study links body ...

Hegseth emphasized its religious meaning. "It's called the Jerusalem cross. It's a historic Christian symbol," he said. "In fact, interestingly, recently I attended briefly the memorial ceremony ...

Greek flags often featured a mix of religious and national symbols, reflecting a complex identity under Ottoman rule. During the Orlov Revolt of 1769-1771, a Greek-Russian attempt to overthrow Ottoman ...

McALLEN, TEXAS (Border Report) — Representing migrants who died while trying to cross the border last year, 600 wooden crosses covered a field for a month in Eagle Pass, Texas. US ‘knowingly killing ...

The bridge is tiny but not only crosses from one country to another, it also crosses time zones. The bridge in question is the El Marco International Bridge, which is just 19ft (6 metres ...

New York Jewish Week — The first sign that things were changing at Schechter Queens came when the school began receiving requests from parents to let students hold an Orthodox prayer service.

Defense Minister Israel Katz will present his long-awaited proposal for ultra-Orthodox military conscription to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Tuesday next week, a spokesman ...

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) and Russia's Orthodox Patriarch Kirill (R ... in the Ukrainian war will be decorated with military crosses blessed by Kirill himself – and engraved on ...

Putin extended Christmas greetings to the highest dignitary, and asked Kirill to consecrate crosses ... symbols of faith consecrated by you on Christmas day." Russians and some other Orthodox ...

(AP Photo) Christian Orthodox believers, who follow the Julian calendar and celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7, burn dried oak branches, the Yule log symbol for the Orthodox ... (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky) ...