Millions of people worldwide celebrated Orthodox Christmas nearly two weeks after much of the world marked the holiday ...

What is Orthodox Christmas? And why do millions of people celebrate it on January 7 - The ancient church in the Roman Empire ...

The Catholic Archbishop of Moscow has given a remarkably upbeat assessment of relations with the Orthodox Church, saying unity between Catholics and Orthodox could be achieved “within a few months.” ...

At an ecumenical gathering held this week, representatives of the Catholic and Orthodox Churches signed a joint document regarding synodality and primacy during the first millennium. The agreement can ...

Most notably, the document, which does not speak officially for either ecclesial entity, recommends that the Orthodox Church recognize Catholic marriage and the Catholic Church take steps to recognize ...

Two families of mixed Catholic and Orthodox Christian members are looking forward to celebrating Easter together on the same date in 2025 as they also hope to one day see greater unity among all ...

San Francisco Archbishop George Niederauer and Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Gerasimos prepare to light the center candle on a candelabra during an ecumenical service at St. Dominic Church in San ...

Ukrainian Greek Catholic priests celebrating Sunday Mass in Lviv, in western Ukraine. AP Photo/Bernat Armangue Despite its relatively small size, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church has, in the words ...

Because of my long interest in ecumenical relations and Christian unity (not uniformity), I’ve been intrigued over the last few months by what seems to be progress in Catholic-Orthodox dialogue. Fr.

Pope Francis and Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II share a moment of prayer in the Redemptoris Mater chapel of the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace on May 11, 2023. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – In ...

The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages, made the following statement: ...

(RNS) In 1929, the Vatican effectively ended the option of married clergy in Eastern rite Catholic churches in the United States, citing a fear that Roman Catholics would ask for the same policy. NEW ...