This course examines the art and architecture of the Byzantine empire from its sources in Late Antique Rome to its fall in 1453 as well as its influence in the Orthodox ... the domed church and its ...

"Christian missionaries are unable to return to the country they call home, the Ecumenical Patriarchate of the Orthodox Church has not ... Recep Tayyip Erdogan turned the Hagia Sophia, an ancient ...

Vladimir Putin accused Jews of attacking the Russian Orthodox Church and suggested that they lacked family and “roots,” the latest antisemitic statement from the Russian leader since his 2022 ...

The Roman Catholic Church has consistently condemned abortion ... For the Jewish people of those times and orthodox Jews to this day, all human life has as its author the one God whose creative ...

It may surprise most people to know that there are many different rites within the Catholic Church. Before discussing ... to the liturgy used by the Orthodox churches. After the schism between ...

In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities ... The resurrection is proclaimed at exactly midnight, and is celebrated with drums, fireworks, and church bells. Fireworks ...

On Friday, the Greek Orthodox Church called for an emergency meeting to discuss a major reform to be launched. The move comes after the Church was rocked by overwhelming scandals on sex and finance ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Archdiocese of Chicago broadcasts Sunday Mass from Holy Name Cathedral on ABC7. Mass from Holy Name Cathedral airs on ABC7 streams on ABC7Chicago.com at 9:30 a.m. on Sundays.

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew paid tribute to the Greek language on Tuesday describing it as the “mother tongue of the spirit.” As Greeks celebrated Greek Language Day last weekend Bartholomew ...

The 9th Asian Winter Games are lighting up Harbin, China's famed "ice city." But there's more to this magical place than just sports. At its heart stands the St. Sophia Cathedral, a symbol of Harbin's ...

Feb 13, 1861 Uchimura, Spokesman for the "Non-Church" ...