The Catholic and Orthodox churches forbid priests to break the seal of confession as part of their respective canon law. If they do, they will not only be committing a sin, ...

Pope Leo XIV welcomed a delegation from the Ecumenical Patriarchate, emphasizing the shared commitment to the journey toward ...

The Confraternity of Catholic Clergy, representing over 500 Roman Catholic priests and deacons from the United States, ...

"St. Olga of Kwethluk, Matushka of All Alaska," as she is officially known, was canonized June 19 as the first female ...

Pope Leo sent a strong message of unity and reconciliation with the Orthodox world as he affirmed his aim to restore full ...

A Greek Orthodox monk on Mount Athos, the center of Orthodox monasticism, died at the age of 82 without ever seeing a woman.

The Orthodox Church has previously spoken out against Kerala government policies, and the Catholicos’ criticism of the SFI ...

St. Olga, a Yup'ik woman who died in 1979 at age 63, was a midwife, a mother of 13 and the wife of an Orthodox Christian priest, honored as a spiritual mother by the title of “matushka.” ...

St. Olga of Kwethluk, Matushka of All Alaska,” as she is officially known, was canonized on June 19 as the first female Orthodox saint from North America.

Forgiveness Sunday” was celebrated in March at St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, the last Sunday before Lent. Traditionally, ...

This village recently welcomed hundreds of clergy from the Orthodox Church in America and pilgrims from around the world to canonize a local midwife and healer as a saint.