Orthodox Church News

As an evangelical Christian living in Texas, climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe found that many conservatives had questions about climate change based on things they'd heard on talk radio.

During the cathedral sermon in Baku, Cyril said there are multiple problems ahead of the people of new period.

President Obama met privately this morning with His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, who has served in that role for 18 years as spiritual father of the roughly 300 million Orthodox Christians worldwide.

When the vice president opened his home to the Ecumenical Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church this week, Nevada's Democratic Reps.

To see the spiritual leader of the world's 250 million Orthodox Christians making his rounds in Washington this week - meeting with President Obama, Speaker Pelosi, Senate leader Reid and speaking at the Brookings Institution today - you could make that case.

Thousands of people are taking part in Moscow street rallies on a new national holiday that the Kremlin is portraying as a celebration of Russia's ethnic diversity.

Greek Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the "green patriarch" who leads 300 million Orthodox Christians, spoke with President Barack Obama on Tuesday about the fight against climate change.

In the most religious country of the South Caucasus where the Orthodox Church's Patriarch can even encourage a baby boom, criticizing the clergy is still somewhat taboo.

President Barack Obama is welcoming German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the White House.

The second annual Russian Festival was held this past Saturday at the Orthodox Church in America on Fort Howard Road.

A former US Marine who is now an ultra-Orthodox activist in Israel has confessed to security services inside Israel to a bombing that nearly killed Ami Ortiz, son of a Messianic pastor.

Israeli authorities have arrested a Jewish-American extremist suspected of carrying out a series of high-profile hate crimes, security officials said Sunday.

The Greek Orthodox Church is honoring a Denver dermatologist for outstanding service to his faith with investiture as Archon of St.

Compared to other local churches that are celebrating anniversaries of more than 100 years this month, Holy Trinity Orthodox Church is in its infancy.

With Shabbat fast approaching, the sun was beginning to melt in the Jerusalem sky when the phone rang in Noa Lau's kitchen.

The Jewish day of rest has become a bit more labor-intensive for Yosef Ball. The Orthodox Jew and his wife are no longer using elevators custom-built for the Jewish Sabbath, ever since a rabbinical ruling last month outlawed them.

Pope Benedict XVI sits during his visit to Patriarch Theophilos III at the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem on May 15, 2009 in the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel.

It is interesting that in stating their sadness was because gay marriage is against the traditions of the church and their understanding of marriage, there was no mention of scripture.

Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko will address Ukrainians soon asking them to support the formation of a single Orthodox Church in Ukraine.

VATICAN CITY, OCT. 27, 2009 .- Relations between the Catholic Church and the Armenian Apostolic Church are enjoying a fruitful stage, and Benedict XVI is hoping the two churches will continue to grow in unity.