Eastern Christians — both Catholic and Orthodox — observe the Nativity Fast, a penitential and preparatory time before the great feast of Christmas.

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter accordingly, ...

Vladimir Gundyayev, Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), amid the discussion in Russia about lifting the moratorium on the death penalty, stated that the ROC does not condemn ...

A group of American rabbis, all identifying as Orthodox, published a letter of support for Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday. The organizers described the move as a “rabbi rebellion ...

Some students at Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University’s women’s school, say their values are in tension this election. Just days out from the presidential election, Shalva Perlman doesn ...

But in certain Orthodox Jewish circles, the race has never been competitive. A September Nishma Research poll found that Trump was outpolling Harris among Haredi Jews with a staggering 93% of the ...

These efforts are not limited to the geographic borders of Russia. Attacks on religions alternative to the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) have become a key part of Russia’s war against Ukraine.

It can be entirely our own, bespoke. I was raised in an Orthodox Jewish family. But, in the years after I left home, I slowly gave up observance, shedding the strictures about what to eat and what ...

The board of the private nonprofit medical center signed a letter of intent on Sept. 23 to join Deaconess Health, a system based in Evansville, Indiana that operates 23 hospitals in Indiana ...

based Jennie Stuart Health officials cited for pursuing a merger with Evansville, Ind.-based Deaconess Health System, WHOP reported Oct. 30. Jennie Stuart signed a non-binding letter of intent to ...