Proclamation of the Assembly of Orthodox Priests On November 15, 1942, in the church of the village of Srpska Jasenica, within the liberated territory of the Bihać Republic, a major Assembly of ...

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

Orthodox crosses have been erased from book covers, posters, signage—you name it. But never before on official state symbols. Now it's happened.

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Members of the Russian Orthodox Christian Church welcomed the bishop of Syracuse to the new temple in Winfield on Wednesday ...

The Russian national emblem was displayed without its Orthodox crosses during an event in Chechnya. By Isabel van Brugen On 5/13/25 at 11:33 AM EDT. Has Ukraine banned the Orthodox church?

Archbishop Elpidophoros of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, left, presents a cross to President Donald Trump, right, at a reception celebrating Greek Independence Day in the East Room of ...

However, Orthodox Christian churches may celebrate on different dates, with some observing it on 19 January due to variations in calendars. Orthodox faithful in Greece swim to retrieve the Cross ...