Dozens of POWs freed as Ukraine marks Orthodox Easter
A top Ukrainian official says more than 100 Ukrainian prisoners of war have been released in a major Easter exchange wit...
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COVID-themed candles on sale in Greece for Orthodox Easter
Greeks celebrate Easter with other Orthodox Christians on Sunday with most coronavirus restrictions now lifted
Pope still working on meeting Russian Orthodox patriarch
Pope Francis says he is still working on arranging a meeting with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, despite that...
Orthodox patriarch hospitalized after stent procedure
The spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians is staying overnight in a New York City hospital after having a sten...
Cyprus Orthodox Church to restore historic homes amid outcry
The head of Cyprus' Orthodox Church has pledged to rebuild a row of historic homes that were partially demolished next t...
Some Orthodox Christians ignore COVID warnings on Epiphany
Thousands of Orthodox Christian worshippers in Bulgaria ignored warnings by health authorities to abstain from mass gath...
Head of Serbian Orthodox Church in hospital with coronavirus
The patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church has been hospitalized after testing positive for the new coronavirus
Some Orthodox Jews bristle at NYC's response to virus surge
There is a new surge of COVID-19 in New York City's Orthodox Jewish communities
Russian Orthodox Church defrocks coronavirus-denying monk
The Russian Orthodox Church has defrocked a coronavirus-denying monk who has defied Kremlin lockdown orders and taken co...
