Orthodox Christians are preparing to celebrate Christmas in a few days. Dozens got started on that on Saturday night in ...

The current tradition is for the Christmas season to end on 6 January, marking Twelfth Night, the Epiphany, celebrated in western tradition as the arrival of the wise men.

Egypt’s Minister of Labour, Mohamed Gobran, announced a new decree on Tuesday, 30 December, that sets out the religious ...

Many people have flocked to the island for its affordability and quietness, but it's the 'friendly' local community that ...

Now based in Sweden, Mengistu has authored seven books spanning history, heritage, and tourism. Much of his writing engages ...

The Muslim majority in Kashmir has been tackled by making it a Union Territory, and having off Ladakh, making for a ...

Mom said I was born with my eyes wide open—as if already searching for something bigger than myself. My parents are ...

Western media blame Israel for the decline in Christianity, ignoring the real threat, which is radical Islamic persecution.

On January 1, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church marks St. Basil’s Day, also known as Vasilitsa or Survaki, one of the most widely observed calendar and name-day holidays in the country.

In many Western contexts, organized religion is declining, often due to hypocrisy, politicization or shallow faith. But ...

The transition from not being Jewish to feeling and thinking Jewish is mostly a gradual one. In Islam and Christianity God comes first. The proclamation that “Allah is God and Muhammad is his Prophet” ...

A presidential executive order in January 1899 had set aside 320 acres of land near Russian Orthodox Church property in the ...