There seems no right answer to which way the sign of the cross should be made – either from left to right, as is done in the ...

Sobchak stood as a ‘liberal’ rival to Putin in the 2018 presidential election, but she is usually loyal to her godfather. It comes as Russian media confirmed the names of 200,000 Russians who died in ...

Easter is the most important celebration of the Orthodox Church calendar, "a feast of feasts and a celebration of celebrations." On this day, the Church commemorates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, ...

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In 2026, believers will keep Lent from February 23 to April 11. Great Lent is the longest and strictest period of the church year, which precedes Easter and is designed to prepare believers for the ...

LITURGICAL THEME FOR THE DAY: Lent is a forty-day pilgrimage that leads us from the darkness of Holy Week to the light of Easter. The five Sundays that punctuate this journey are not merely “breaks” ...

There’s nothing wrong with having a favorite place for fish during Lent. Some people become adventurous and want to try ...

When YouTube provocateur Tyler Oliveira set his sights on Lakewood, New Jersey, local Jewish philanthropist Richard Roberts decided to invite him to talk.

Israel’s parliament has passed a preliminary reading of a bill that would put the country’s ultra-Orthodox chief rabbinate in ...

Discover the inspiring story of Enkhjin Baatar, a 21-year-old university student in Mongolia whose simple prayer at a ...

SPRING VALLEY, Calif. (KGTV) — A Ukrainian Orthodox church in Spring Valley is bracing for another potential flood as severe weather moves through the region, marking what could be the fourth major ...