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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians, resumed a busy American visit Monday after an overnight hospital stay, meeting with President Joe Biden after ...

Agudath Israel of America praised the reversal of a judicial standard that came about as a result of a Supreme Court ruling backing a public high school football coach who prayed on the fifty-yard ...

President Vladimir Putin on Saturday praised the Russian Orthodox Church for supporting Moscow's forces fighting in Ukraine in an Orthodox Christmas message designed to rally people behind his vision ...

The Russian Orthodox Church, whose boycott of a major summit of Orthodox Christian leaders threatened to slow down efforts to promote greater unity, has declared the meeting “an important event in the ...

Vladimir Putin has praised the Russian Orthodox Church for its “massive, complex and truly selfless work” in supporting Moscow’s forces fighting his war in Ukraine. The Russian president was pictured ...

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos praised Orthodox Jewish schools as a model for publicly funded education. “I applaud Agudath Israel for their leadership and commitment to providing ...

Leaders of Agudath Israel of America meet at the Department of Education in Washington, D.C., with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, March 8. Photo by Shmuel and Dov Lenchevsky. Education Secretary ...

The largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization said the Supreme Court’s latest church-state ruling puts public aid for synagogues on “solid constitutional footing.” On Monday, the court ruled 7-2 ...

Putin issues congratulatory Orthodox Christmas message Hails Russian Orthodox Church as important unifying force Praises its support for 'military operation' in Ukraine Jan 7 (Reuters) - President ...