COMMENTARY: Approved on the same day as ‘Lumen Gentium’ and ‘Unitatis Redintegratio,’ ‘Orientalium Ecclesiarum’ manifests the ...

The pastoral guide also contains specific guidelines for the Eastern Churches to live this time of grace 'with awareness and ...

Pope Francis has renewed his proposal for the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church to have a common date to celebrate Holy ...

First, is there actually a growing trend of young men looking to become Orthodox Christians? Second, is it correct to ...

On January 30th, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Three Holy Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom.

Antoine Arjakovsky, historian and ecumenical theologian, described the ongoing reconciliation efforts among Christians of ...

The Dicastery for the Eastern Churches has prepared a pastoral guide ... which culminated with the fall of Constantinople and the conquest of the rest of the Byzantine territories by the Ottoman ...

The Church is mandated to show the world that unity in diversity is possible. A united church will win more souls for the ...

Irene of Athens was the first Greek-Roman empress to wield power as a sole ruler of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire.

Hagia Sophia, an architectural marvel and a symbol of Istanbul’s rich history, stands as a testament to the city’s diverse cultural heritage. Originally built as a cathedral in the 6th century, it has ...

The eastern rites which have ... if not identical to the liturgy used by the Orthodox churches. After the schism between the churches in Rome and Constantinople in 1054, many particular churches ...

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew spoke out on a possible agreement on a common Easter date for Rome and Constantinople. He ...