As of September 28, UNESCO had confirmed that Russia's invasion of its neighboring country had damaged 82 religious sites in Ukraine. The Holy Mountains Lavra of the Holy Dormition, a significant ...

A Russian Orthodox monastery's plan to build a church on its Saint James campus advanced after Head of the Harbor’s planning board approved the site plan. The Monastery of the Glorious Ascension on ...

ISTANBUL (RNS) — Initial reports that the centuries-old St. Catherine's Monastery would be closed were denied, but Orthodox leaders remain concerned that the monastery's new status will interfere with ...

There is nothing unusual about turning a corner in West Virginia's maze of rough mountain roads and seeing churches with plain white walls and big porches.

St. Tikhon’s Monastery’s annual pilgrimage is set for Memorial Day weekend and nearly 5,000 people are expected on the grounds in South Canaan Twp., Wayne County. St. Tikhon’s Monastery remains a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: View shows Uspenskyi (Holy Dormition) Cathedral and the Trapezna church at a compound of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra ...

Calistoga is known for its secular pleasures — the pampering spas and highly regarded restaurants. But only a few minutes’ walk from Calistoga’s commercial hub sits Holy Assumption Monastery, home to ...

PIEDMONT — Prayers of the faithful, the words of Scripture and the fragrance of incense once again fill the sanctuary at the former St. Joseph monastery west of Edmond, now reopened as an Eastern ...

A rabbi’s son Father Theoklitos was ordained an Orthodox deacon at Meteora, Greece, during the Divine Liturgy in Kalambaka.

Brother Luke, an Orthodox Christian monk, holds his 10-week-old German shepherd Pyrena on the grounds of the New Skete monastery, where he directs the dog breeding program that has provided both ...