ATHENS, Greece – Reaching across a nearly 1,000-year divide, Pope John Paul II offered a sweeping statement of regret Friday for "sins of action and omission" against Orthodox Christians including the ...

Last Sunday I attended Forgiveness Sunday services at Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church and St. John Orthodox Cathedral, both churches in the Eastern Orthodox tradition. Each service was ...

A little more than a month away from Holy Week leading up to Easter, different sects of the Christian faith are beginning Lent, the period of fasting that prepares followers the death, burial and ...

St. Michael's Parents' Saturday is a day when Orthodox Christians pray for the dead and ask God for rest for their souls.

In the Orthodox tradition, prayer for the deceased occupies a special place, uniting the living and the dead in a single spiritual space. For believers, this is not only an expression of memory and ...

Joined by Orthodox, Anglican and Protestant church leaders and faithful from around the world, Pope Francis led the recitation of the Lord's Prayer, imploring God's mercy on humanity amid the ...