The NRSV Apocrypha comprise all the deuterocanonical texts approved by the Protestant, Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. For a full list, see here: ...

Eastern Orthodox Churches are self-governing bodies of Christians adhering to a pure and unbroken line from the first days of the Apostles and the disciples of Jesus. Originally in communion with the ...

The Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestant Bibles do not have the same books. The Protestant Bible has 66 books.

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America received a group of catechumens into the Orthodox Church through Baptism and Chrismation at Ss. Catherine and George Greek Orthodox Church in Astoria, ...

But for almost half of U.S. Orthodox Christians ... alternatives they have continued to offer for liturgies and Bible studies alongside the in-person gatherings. Veronis’ church also experienced ...

The jurisdiction was granted autocephaly or independence in 2019 by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, called “first among equals” among Eastern Orthodox leaders. The recognition ...

In August 2024, Ukraine passed legislation banning the Orthodox Church in Ukraine. Rating: What's True: On Aug. 20, 2024, the Ukrainian Parliament passed (though Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...

The Monastery of the Caves, one of the holiest sites of Eastern Orthodox Christians, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 23, 2023. EFREM LUKATSKY / AP Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday, August 20 ...

In the territory that Russian forces occupy in eastern Ukraine, they have attempted to dismantle the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. In a video meeting with Kirill in March of 2022, Francis made an ...

In response to the full-scale invasion that began in February 2022, Ukraine's parliament has approved a bill that will ban the activities of religious groups tied to the Russian Orthodox Church ...

MOSCOW, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Russia on Tuesday condemned a move by Ukraine to ban a Moscow-linked branch of the Orthodox Church, describing it as an attack on Christianity and a blow to freedom of ...