Orthodox priests in at least 13 parishes in Moldova expect to be accepted into the local branch of a Romanian church this week, furthering a trend of dozens of defections from the local arm of the ...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Greg Mencotti worried he’d never find a spiritual home. The Sunday-school teacher grew up Roman Catholic then lost his faith. Eventually, he returned to Christianity, this time as ...

CHISINAU, April 25 (Reuters) - Romania's Orthodox Church says it will keep welcoming priests bolting from Moldova's Russian-linked Orthodox Church to join a growing rival body subordinate to Bucharest ...

Aurora is the home of two Orthodox Christian Churches, and for the first time, the congregations came together to celebrate a holy occasion. In honor of the Holy Fest of Theophany, the faithful of St.

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and Councilman Lou Imbroto joined the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Resurrection to celebrate the ribbon cutting of their expansion project. The newly ...

Priests who fail to report abuse learned in confession could face up to 364 days in jail and a $5,000 fine. The lawsuit, filed in federal district court, claims the state’s law violates the First and ...

WASHINGTON (JTA) — A number of Orthodox Jewish groups are filing friend of the court briefs on behalf of an evangelical Christian postal worker who is taking his case to get Sundays off to the Supreme ...

Greece has become the first majority-Orthodox Christian nation to legalize same-sex marriage under civil law. At least for the near future, it will almost certainly be the only one. Eastern Orthodox ...

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Two leading Jewish civil rights organizations are part of a coalition of groups asking the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold protections for religious observance in the workplace in a ...

The main Modern Orthodox rabbinical association says a prominent member violated its rules by participating in the National Prayer Service. NEW YORK (JTA) — The main Modern Orthodox rabbinical ...