Catholic and Orthodox Christians share the same prayer when making the sign of the cross, but they have distinct ways of ...

Spurred in large part by the growing popularity of an Orthodox publisher, leaders of Conservative Judaism are set to release the movement’s first prayer book with extensive built-in commentary.

“In theory, one can create a minyan today that doesn’t pose risk,” said one rabbi who’s also a physician. “But the question is can that theory be translated into reality.” (JTA) – When the coronavirus ...

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 ...

Orthodox Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens and all of Greece lights a candle as he enters St. Mena Cathedral in Heraklion, Greece, June 19. The Great and Holy Council of the Orthodox Church opened ...

The deal puts to rest the decades-long fight between Women of the Wall and the haredi Orthodox religious establishment by making concessions to both sides. TEL AVIV (JTA) — Israel’s government on ...

Pope Leo XIV called for unity among Christians on Friday at an ecumenical prayer service on the shores of Lake Iznik to ...

Pope Leo and Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew celebrated the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea by praying the Creed ...

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Pope Leo XIV traveled to join Orthodox patriarchs in commemorating an important moment in Christian history, gathering at the ...

Pope Leo XIV joined Eastern and Western patriarchs and priests Friday in commemorating an important anniversary in Christian ...

(JTA) When the coronavirus pandemic first descended on the United States in March, the Orthodox rabbis of Dallas shuttered their synagogues together in a remarkable show of unity. In April, as the ...