The spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians, speaking Friday before a New York audience, defended his 2019 decision to recognize an independent church in Ukraine, and he denounced the ...

ISTANBUL (RNS) — Archbishop Damianos of St. Catherine’s Monastery announced his intention to step down on Thursday (Sept. 4), the latest development in a saga surrounding the ancient Orthodox ...

JTA — For 48 years, until he moved to Israel earlier this year, Rabbi Yosef Blau was the “mashgiach ruchani” at Yeshiva University, a revered figure who served as a sort of spiritual guidance ...

In 1966, NASA's Lunar Orbiter 1 captured the first image of Earth from the Moon. This photograph showed Earth as a fragile sphere. It changed humanity's perspective. The Lunar Orbiter program aimed to ...

St. Augustine’s African Orthodox church sits on Allston Street in Cambridgeport, a striking maroon wooden structure with stagger shingle siding, and stained glass mosaic windows. However, when Kris ...

The reruns are almost over as is the hosts' summer hiatus after ABC's 'The View' announced their upcoming return for a new Season 29 on Sept. 8 — despite backlash from the White House. In a promo ...

Troops march during a training session in Beijing on Aug 12 as they make preparations ahead of the Victory Day military parade on Sept 3. The parade is part of a grand gathering marking the 80th ...

Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones voiced his side of the story during contract negotiations with former Cowboys pass rusher Micah Parsons. Now, after Parsons was traded to the Green ...

JERUSALEM (RNS) — Over the years, many of the young Orthodox women studying at the Midreshet Lindenbaum seminary yearned to join a combat unit in the Israeli army but knew that staying religiously ...

A branch of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine faces an imminent ban from the government, which claims it has failed to sever its long-standing ties with Moscow. The impending prohibition targets one of ...