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Bulgarian kids should have the opportunity to learn about their Orthodox Christian heritage, stated Bulgarian Orthodox Church Sunday Neofit extended an address to the clergy and people of the Church on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the ...

Photo "The Voice of Russia" Donetsk in eastern Ukraine is marking 1,025 years this summer since medieval Rus adopted Christianity by hosting a display of Orthodox church art. The items came from private collections. The oldest one is a 15th ...

Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill Photo: Voice of Russia After his visit to China Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill expressed hope that Russian Orthodox Christianity would grow stronger in that country. The Patriarch said that the ...

TBILISI, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of anti-gay protesters, including a number of Orthodox Christian priests, broke through police lines Friday to disrupt a gay rights parade. Several police officers and a journalist were among 16 people injured ...

4:06pm BST * One man reported arrested, others sought * Patriarch not taking threat too seriously, spokesman says * Christians form small minority in Muslim Turkey ISTANBUL, May 10 (Reuters) - Turkey is investigating an alleged plot to assassinate ...

Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun lamented on Wednesday the political parties' failure to approve the Orthodox Gathering electoral law during a parliament session. He said: Some of the parties that backed the proposal abandoned it ...

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill conducts a service at the Russian embassy in Beijing during his first ever visit to China as Russia's top religious leader on May 12. Photo: AFP Chinese members of the congregation during a service conducted by ...

JERUSALEM—Orthodox Christians visiting the Holy Land often return home with more than just spiritual memories. Many drop by a centuries-old tattoo parlor in Jerusalem's Old City, inking themselves with a permanent reminder not only of their ...

AMMAN — Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour on Sunday congratulated Eastern Orthodox Christians on the occasion of Easter. During a meeting with Christian clerics in Fuheis and Salt, Ensour stressed the unity of the Jordanian community and its belief ...