Empress Irene of Athens, a pivotal figure in Byzantine history, navigated a world of political intrigue and religious ...

Thousands of Albanians Pay Last Respects to Orthodox Christian Archbishop Anastasios TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Thousands of Albanians gathered in the capital on Thursday to pay their last respects ...

Special legislative regulation is expected within the first quarter of 2025. The opening of 600 positions for Greek Orthodox priests in the diaspora is expected soon, Proto Thema reported. To date, a ...

Other notable examples of women who became empresses of the Byzantine Empire include Irene of Athens, who ruled in her own right and convened the Second Council of Nicaea, restoring the veneration of ...

Orthodox Christians in Russia marked the feast day of Epiphany on Sunday with a traditional dip into icy water even as local emergencies issued weather warnings. Local media showed people bathing ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — An East Tennessee man faces multiple charges after allegedly entering a Jewish community center dressed to to “appear as an orthodox Jewish Rabbi,” according to the ...

The Byzantine tradition of icon painting proved particularly influential to Italian artists, giving them a rich canvas of ideas for religious imagery and representation that was awe-inspiring, austere ...