Pope Leo XIV met with a top Russian Orthodox cleric, the first such visit from Moscow since the papal election, and one that comes amid strained relations with Rome due to Russia's ongoing war in ...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Leo discussed the war in Ukraine on Saturday with Metropolitan Anthony, a senior cleric in the Russian Orthodox Church, in a possible effort to ease ties between the churches ...

Millions of people around the world celebrated Orthodox Christmas on Wednesday, nearly two weeks after much of the world ...

The Ethiopian Orthodox Church and some other Oriental Orthodox churches – distinct from Eastern Orthodox but sharing many ...

Despite the difference in calendars that means Russians celebrate Christmas on 7 January, since Soviet times on New Year's Eve the population marks the arrival of Ded Moroz, or ...

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 ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to attend a high-stakes summit with the Coalition of the Willing in Paris to ...

Millions of Christians worldwide have celebrated Orthodox Christmas on Jan. 7, nearly two weeks after much of the globe ...

ANALYSIS: The third anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI’s death on Dec. 31 provides an opportunity to look at his ...