From disparate backgrounds, the lives of Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin and Godfrey Wilmore intersected and a close friendship ...

Pope Leo XIV has commended the Church in Equatorial Guinea for its vibrancy, encouraging the people to continue with the ...

According to SOTA, the deputy head of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem, hegumen Nikon (Golovko), compared the ...

In divided Jerusalem, the Orthodox Easter Holy Fire ceremony unites pilgrims from across the world. As war shadows the region, the sacred flame becomes a powerful symbol of hope—linking the Church of ...

A one-of-a-kind artifact recently found near the Sea of Galilee may shed new light on how early Christians practiced baptism in the ancient city of Hippos.

A 1,300-year-old marble bowl uncovered in an ancient Byzantine church in northern Israel is offering new insight into early Christian baptism rituals, researchers said. The object was found at Susita ...

Aerial view of the ancient city of Sussita (Hippos) overlooking the Sea of Galilee. Credit: AVRAMGR / CC BY-SA 4.0 A 1,300-year-old marble bowl uncovered in an ancient Byzantine church in northern ...

The Religion Guy’s Answer: This question might seem absurd, since religious birth rituals are so universal. But Christian baptism of infants is being assailed by a prominent (though alienated) ...

This week, congregations from across the Washington area gathered to celebrate Timket, the Ethiopian Orthodox Epiphany marking the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River. Ethiopian Orthodox worshipers ...

Millions of Ethiopian Christians have been celebrating Timket, or the Orthodox festival of Epiphany.

Millions of Ethiopian Orthodox Christians gathered on Monday at celebrations for Epiphany, locally known as Timkat, which commemorates the baptism of Jesus Christ by John the Baptist. In Batu, a town ...