THE World Council of Churches (WCC) has called again for a permanent common celebration of Easter by all Christians, as “a ...

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This year is not only the 1,700th anniversary of the first ecumenical council of the church, but also one of the years when Catholic and Orthodox Easter celebrations coincide — an occasion to reflect ...

When Xenia Nikolskaya first went to Egypt in 2006, she thought she knew what she was looking for. Born and raised in the ...

Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church is working to unify the date of Easter celebrations across all Christian denominations.

We express our great appreciation to the American people and US Government for the incredible support through the President's ...

Church leaders push for a common Easter date, as they seek to bridge centuries-old divisions between Eastern and Western ...

COMMENTARY: This Easter, let us recall the 30 Ethiopian Orthodox martyrs and the tenuous, painful and yet real progress made ...

The major world religions emerged between approximately 600 BCE and 611 CE, with Judaism being the first, followed by Christianity and concluding with Islam, ...

In fact, this is the second case over the last three months over a conversion incident. In December, the decision of the wife of a Coptic Christian priest to embrace Islam triggered angry reactions ...