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Orthodox mark Christmas, but the celebration is overshadowed for many by conflict
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoOrthodox Christians packed churches Saturday night for Christmas Eve services, a holiday...
Christians in Turkey pray for return to the ruins of ancient Antioch
Reuters via AOL· 3 months agoThe Antioch Greek Orthodox Church brought Christians together in Turkey's Antakya for centuries...
Russian Orthodox priests face persecution from state and church for supporting peace in Ukraine
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoStanding in an old Orthodox church in Antalya with a Bible in one hand and a candle in the other,...
St. Mary’s Syriac Orthodox Church in Shrewsbury set to celebrate its hundredth anniversary
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo News· 8 months agoSHREWSBURY — For many people, the concept of fleeing religious persecution and starting a new life...
Cyprus' Greek Orthodox Archbishop Chrysostomos II dies at 81
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoArchbishop Chrysostomos II, the outspoken leader of Cyprus’ Greek Orthodox Christian Church whose...
Palestinian Christians and Muslims have lived together in the region for centuries − and several...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 7 months agoMany Christian and Muslim families in Gaza today were displaced following the creation of new Arab...
A tour of Turkey brought ancient, early Christian times to life | Along The Way
Record-Courier via Yahoo News· 10 months agoIn the foothills of the beautiful Taurus Mountains of southwestern Turkey lies a World Heritage site...
Exact burial spot of St. Nicholas, inspiration for Santa Claus, discovered in Turkish church
Live Science via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMural in the Church of St. Nicholas in Demre, Turkey. A fresco of Jesus in a church in Turkey's...
Why does the date of Easter change every year?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoColorful Easter eggs on the grass at sunrise Why does Easter change every year, when dates like Christmas are fixed? The early church grappled with how...
Meet Kirill, Putin's personal patriarch
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPutin and Kirill. Illustrated | Getty Images, iStock Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church has been a stalwart champion of the war in Ukraine....
