‘It literally criminalizes non-Orthodox prayer,’ said Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism in the U.S.

When YouTube provocateur Tyler Oliveira set his sights on Lakewood, New Jersey, local Jewish philanthropist Richard Roberts decided to invite him to talk.

The countdown toward Easter, the "Feast of Feasts," begins on February 23, 2026, with the dawn of Kathara Deftera (Clean ...

It's a 40-day period of fasting from meat, dairy and more beginning on Clean Monday.

St. Nicholas Orthodox Christian Church offered its Forgiveness Sunday service. The service took place from 1 until 2:30 p.m.

Over time, these pancakes became the festival’s signature food. Known as a blini, or dense and yeasty buckwheat pancake, these buttery treats can be crowned with a variety of sweet or savory toppings ...

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Proposals for a national cathedral in the country of about 19 million people had been put forward for more than a century, but its fruition was hampered by two world wars and ...

Leaders haven't formulated a plan despite deadline on issue passing weeks ago, says Gali Baharav-Miara; government secretary argues all available enforcement tools are being used The post AG tells ...

Vladimir Putin does not have, like China and Western countries, billions of dollars to build roads, bridges, power plants, mining mines in Africa and ensure his economic influence. Nor does he have ...

Millions of people around the world celebrated Orthodox Christmas on Wednesday, nearly two weeks after much of the world marked the holy day. Certain Eastern Orthodox churches, including those in ...

February 23rd marks Clean Monday, a time-honored Orthodox ritual that turns cleaning and organizing into spiritual renewal ...