(RNS) — When the ordination of Angelic Molen of Harare, Zimbabwe, as a deaconess by Metropolitan Seraphim, the Greek Orthodox archbishop of the south African country, was announced in a press release ...

The real question is whether the term “Orthodox rabbi” is a flexible label open to reinvention, or a halachically defined category with clear boundaries.

It's Christmas this week for tens of millions of Orthodox Christians around the world, who celebrate the holiday in January. In Lebanon, NPR's Emily Feng tells us the celebrations take on special ...

Orthodox Christmas 2026: Commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ through ancient traditions, fasting, prayer, and midnight liturgies, rooted in the Julian calendar followed by many Eastern Orthodox chu ...

Yom Kippur is observed for a 25-hour period, beginning at sundown tonight, when Jews refrain from work that is prohibited on Shabbat plus eating or drinking, bathing, anointing the body with oil, ...