The Holy Resurrection Orthodox Cathedral of the Orthodox Church in America in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was demolished this ...

Even in the heat of a scorching Saturday afternoon sun, worshippers at Sandy’s newly completed St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church came out to witness a historic moment for their Utah parish. They were ...

(RNS) — Almost half of US Orthodox churches remained open during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to only 12% of all religious congregations. (RNS) — Most American churches navigated the patchwork of ...

Priests who fail to report abuse learned in confession could face up to 364 days in jail and a $5,000 fine. The lawsuit, filed in federal district court, claims the state’s law violates the First and ...

KWETHLUK, Alaska — It was in the dusty streets and modest homes of this remote Alaska Native village that Olga Michael quietly lived her entire life as a midwife and a mother of 13. As the wife of an ...

(RNS) — In September Patriarch Bartholomew I, the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople, will travel from Istanbul to the United States to collect his Templeton Prize. In his 34 years on the throne ...

Ben Christenson was raised Anglican — church every Sunday, a religious school, and Christian camp every summer. But ...

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of the world's Eastern Orthodox Christians, arrives for a meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, in ...

Shots rang out Thursday over the Kwethluk River as a mass of pilgrims lining the muddy banks sang a hymn of blessing on the eve of the summer solstice. At last, leaders of the Orthodox church had ...

Most churches in the United States navigated the patchwork of COVID-19 restrictions on public gatherings by periodically closing their doors and broadcasting services online instead. But for almost ...