her version of a Russian Orthodox cross hanging over her chest. The night began with the lighting of incense to undulating waves of feedback. Then came a piece of music called “Ancient Prayer to ...

(Photo by Igor PALKIN / press-service of the Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill / AFP ... audible above the chants and rattling of an incense burner intermittently waved by Father Sergiy. “People who ...

Immigration helped fuel the growth of America’s Orthodox churches more than a century ago. Now, it’s conversions from other ...

Ukrainians have largely moved away from the Ukrainian Orthodox ... Russian bombardments. Muffled explosions echoed throughout the service, audible above the chants and rattling of an incense ...

Nine villages in southern Italy known as La Grecia Salentina have maintained aspects of the Greek language and culture for ...

Ukrainians have largely moved away from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church ... better protected from Russian bombardments. Muffled explosions echoed throughout the service, audible above the chants and ...

A number of Orthodox priests who are against Russia's invasion of Ukraine have sought refuge in Germany, where they face many challenges. After Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in ...