Conventional wisdom that Monday is the most miserable day of the week has been turned on its head by researchers who have found that Tuesday is when most people are at their lowest ebb Researchers at ...

Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti recalled the extreme sacrifice Catholics from the Eastern Catholic Churches have made to remain faithful to the successor of St. Peter.

The Eastern Orthodox Church honors Saint George and refers to him as a “Great Martyr.” The traditional legends have offered a historicized narration of George’s encounter with a dragon.

KOCHI: Heads of various churches in Kerala, including Cardinal Baselios Cleemis who will participate in the Papal Conclave to elect the next pope, condoled the ...

For Coptic and Ethiopian Orthodox Christians, for instance, fasting lasts 55 days ahead of Easter instead of the 40-day Lent period in ... then placed near an icon at home and kept all year ...

The Orthodox Christendom marks Great Thursday today. The service on the occasion of Great Thursday of Passion Week is being conducted at all active churches across Georgia. Catholicos-Patriarch of All ...

This day signifies the conclusion of Great Lent for the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Clergy members recite scripture and sing hymns that pay homage to the sacrifices made by Jesus. Mass services ...

The first British exhibition of ancient Russian icons – dating from the 12th to the 19th centuries and lent by the government of the ... s finest private collection outside the Orthodox world, the ...

Next on "Great Performances"... I'm Scott Yoo. In the 1700s, Luigi Boccherini was Europe's greatest cellist. Paganini to the violin. Boccherini to the cello. -Absolutely. -Boccherini became famous ...