In the Latin Church, believers determine how they will observe Lent (fasting is prescribed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday). In contrast, the dietary observances of Orthodox Great Lent ...

The Russian Orthodox Church unveiled a monument in Yekaterinburg this week commemorating a recent military operation against ...

The new Primate will need to be savvy, navigating between conflicting pro-Russian and pro-Ukrainian currents in the small but ...

Bari in the southern Italian region of Puglia is a lively city popular with tourists and is now a name to rival Venice thanks ...

Once in the grip of the mafia, Bari now enchants with its fairy-lit piazzas and hip hotels. Discover the transformation that ...

While Pentecost comes on a Monday, the previous Sunday is the scene of late-night vigils at many Orthodox churches. Churches may be adorned with flowers and other greenery, priest wear green too, and ...

Parts of Hackney’s Orthodox Jewish community have hit out against “excessive state intervention” in the borough’s faith schools, claiming new legislation could “erode religious freedom”.