They retained the Znamenny chant, 8 echoi (glassy, melodically based Orthodox modes based upon the Byzantine idea), and scale, but adopted the descant style of their Catholic counterparts. The ...

The spiritual depth of this traditional style of music is unsurpassed. Clearly, the focus for our parish music leaders should ...

St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church recently celebrated the 100th anniversary of having its first permanent priest. The ...

Byzantine art painting depicting the mourning for the death of Christ found in 1164 at Nerezi, North Macedonia. Credit: Public Domain The Louvre Museum (Musée du Louvre) in Paris is to open a new ...

Thousands of Greek Australians gathered to honour the Ecumenical Patriarch and commemorate a century of faith and communi ...

The Greek Orthodox Church's historic Holy Trinity Cathedral in Salt Lake City celebrates its 100th anniversary.

Blessed by Byzantine rites like the Orthodox Church, yet led by the Roman Catholic pontiff, the Greek-Catholic Church in Ukraine actually knows what it means to be in Moscow's crosshairs and what ...

It established key doctrines and helped unify the faith. Over time, the Byzantine Church would evolve into what we now know as the Eastern Orthodox Church, which still exists today as one of the major ...

With her impressive accomplishments and unwavering dedication to her passions and community, Alexandra Lahiri exemplifies the ...