Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men rallied in Jerusalem on Thursday to protest against military conscription for their community, an issue that has caused major strain in Israel’s ...

Lakhs of devotees across Bihar offered morning prayers to the rising sun on Tuesday (October 28, 2025), marking the culmination of the four-day Chhath Puja festival. The devotees gathered on the banks ...

In the Orthodox tradition, prayer for the deceased occupies a special place, uniting the living and the dead in a single spiritual space. For believers, this is not only an expression of memory and ...

Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) [India], September 22 (ANI): Devotees flocked in large numbers at Harsiddhi Temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain on Monday morning as the festivities for Shardiya Navratri began.

Prayer for a child, including a daughter, is a stable and long-standing practice in Orthodoxy, rooted in the liturgical and family life of Christian communities. Parents made petitions for the health, ...

Harvard’s chief Community and Campus Life officer Sherri A. Charleston, who led the University’s diversity office before it was renamed in April, said at a Memorial Church service on Thursday that her ...

ANCHORAGE (AP) — Orthodox Christians across Alaska have been taking part in three days of prayer for peace ahead of Friday’s summit there between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President ...

WINFIELD — Members of the Russian Orthodox Christian Church welcomed the bishop of Syracuse to the new temple in Winfield on Wednesday morning. Bishop Luke of Syracuse, abbot of Holy Trinity Monastery ...

Frieda Vizel left her ultra-orthodox lifestyle in a crisis of faith at 25 but instead of cutting ties she became a tour guide to the world of New York's ultra-Orthodox Jews. Vizel gives sold-out tours ...

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s Orthodox Church on Saturday held an enthronement ceremony for its new Archbishop Joan, who succeeded Archbishop Anastasios following his death in January. The ceremony ...