When the church was built, Gallaway had commissioned a local craftsman to build the “iconostase,” another required feature of ...

After serving as an active Methodist pastor for more than 40 years, I am now retired. My husband is also a retired Methodist ...

Churches across Syria hold Christmas services as worshippers express hopes for reconciliation and lasting stability - Anadolu ...

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St Nicholas, whose feast day is celebrated on December 6, is known to possibly be the real-life inspiration for the beloved ...

Archaeologists at the Hisardere Necropolis in Iznik found an early Christian fresco inside a tomb that depicts a young, clean ...

Orthodox Christians face accusations of idolatry claiming that the veneration of icons amounts to worship of the images ...

It’s easy to imagine Saint Nicholas as just as mythical as the modern-day Santa Claus -- but he actually was a real person.

Originally a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus, Christmas has evolved into a global cultural event ...

Sometimes called America’s “best kept secret,” Orthodoxy is embraced by about 1% of U.S. adults, according to Pew Research ...

In Greece, children receive gifts on New Year's Eve rather than Christmas Eve, and they are brought to them by Saint Basil ...