The “cradle” vs. “convert” fight comes to Washington.

And I was really struck by the fact that, in a place where largely Orthodoxy is an immigrant faith – Russian ... Is there anything that these Russian Orthodox members see as essentially rural ...

But Vance is also someone who, after a tough upbringing in an Ohio family with Appalachian roots and sudden fame on the back of a bestselling memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, has tried out many different ...

One of the study’s biggest surprises was that many of the surveyed individuals who left Orthodoxy remain connected to the community. “We found that many of the people we spoke with were not ...

All Saints Orthodox Church in Olyphant celebrated “The Sunday of Orthodoxy” the first Sunday of Lent. The Parish was honored with a visit from Bishop Mark of Philadelphia, along with ...

“But choose that little with care.” Shaffer was a World War II veteran, who, in 1948, became the first person to walk the entire Appalachian Trail. He was so picky about gear that he ditched ...

The fact that the US vice president has become Trump’s enforcer is no surprise to those who have read his gritty memoir of rural poverty ...

Vance’s 2016 memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, ended up becoming a handbook for American government ...