Orthodox Church

The Orthodox Christian church of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) has applied to join the Ecumenical Patriarchate under the name 'Archbishopric of Ohrid.' A statement by the Patriarchate says the Holy Synod is considering the application of the...

The Greek Orthodox Church leadership has said it remains opposed to same-sex foster care following Wednesday's passing of a fostering bill in the Greek parliament. The bill, which would allow couples who have signed a cohabitation agreement — including same-sex couples...

A Catholic church, south of Adelaide, was made available to the Greek Orthodox community for the Easter period after its own church was destroyed in a fire. The touching gesture by the Catholic Church follows the devastating fire at St...

Greece's Orthodox clergy have the right to act in a "conscious, prudent and accountable" manner over protests linked to the 'Macedonia' name dispute, the church said on Friday. A church statement following a highly-anticipated extraordinary meeting of senior clergy headed...

Greek media are reporting that an emergency meeting of the country's senior Orthodox clergy has been called over the 'Macedonia' name dispute. The reports follow public differences, emerging from within the Greek Orthodox Church, over Sunday’s major rally in Thessaloniki, against the...

Differences continue to emerge within the Greek Orthodox Church over approaches to the ‘Macedonia’ issue, with Sunday’s major rally in Thessaloniki exacerbating a rift among senior clergy. There also appears to be uncertainty over whether church authorities in Athens should...

The historic Orthodox Church of St. George, a UNESCO world heritage site, has been opened with a ceremony after undergoing a three-year restoration, in Istanbul. Since about 1600, it has been the seat of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, the...

His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia made his first archpastoral visit to Bergen on the weekend of October 28-29, 2017 to preside over the establishment of the parish of the Holy and Glorious Holy Martyr Chrysostom...

Orthodox monks on Greece's Mount Athos have vowed to uphold their centuries-old ban on all female visitors, after a new government-sponsored gender identity law enabled citizens to change their gender at will. "In light of this legislation, we wonder what...

The Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Church has issued a warning towards the government not to raise the issue of the separation between the church and state. At a meeting on Wednesday, the leadership of the church said that...