Explore religious figures shaping global events in 2025. From influential leaders to rising voices, this four-part series ...

Under Archbishop Anastasios Yannoulatos’ leadership, after the fall of communism, more than 400 parishes were reopened and ...

The publication of the Vatican declaration Fiducia supplicans in December 2023, allowing the blessing of same-sex couples in ...

A majority of Russian Orthodox churches worldwide use the Julian calendar, which celebrates Christmas on Jan. 7, instead of using the Gregorian calendar proposed by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582.

Vladimir Putin accused Jews of attacking the Russian Orthodox Church and suggested that they lacked family and “roots,” the latest antisemitic statement from the Russian leader since his 2022 ...

What does Pope Francis want from the church through ... At a time when the Russian Orthodox Church, led by Patriarch Kirill, has become deeply intertwined with Russian President Vladimir Putin ...

The faith of the Orthodox community of Albania was certainly embodied in the life of our dear brother,” the pope said in his ...

The Patriarch who oversees the Russian Orthodox Church has depicted ... including the leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, who raised concerns that this could set a dangerous precedent ...

The celebration on Jan. 25 marked the solemn conclusion of this year’s Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which the Pope ...