While many have taken down their Christmas trees and put away their decorations until next year, Christians in Eastern ...

As the service concludes, those gathered reflect on the beauty and mystical nature of Christ’s birth. They hold candles and ...

The Magi’s visit to Jesus, the first miracle performed by Jesus and the baptism of Jesus are central to celebrations on the ...

On Dec 18, unidentified gunmen opened fire at a Greek Orthodox church in the city of Hama, entering the compound and attempting to destroy a cross, and smashing headstones in a cemetery ...

Photographs taken during the rule of Syria's deposed president, Bashar al-Assad, show life inside Russia's air and naval facilities in the Middle Eastern ... past an Orthodox cross at the Hmeimim ...

I was shocked when I started reading the sermons in poetry by Narsai, the fifth-century saint, the “Harp of the Spirit”, born ...

During the Sunday Mass at the Holy Cross Church in Damascus, the Greek Orthodox patriarch of Antioch and all the East, John X (Yazigi), emphasized that Christians are not mere guests in this land ...

You might be forgiven for never having heard of the worst anti-Jewish riot in American history. It happened on the Lower East Side over a century ago, and largely slipped ...

You have two solutions: your cross and the rifle ... including gunfire at a Greek Orthodox Church in Hama. The group said shrines belonging to the Alawite sect have also been attacked.

The Palestinian city of Bethlehem is preparing for another somber Christmas under the shadow of war in Gaza. Most festivities ...