In an advisory released on Thursday, Jan. 16, the Diocese said that a certain Rev. Fr. Mario D. Divina is not an authorized priest of the Roman Catholic Church. He is also not affiliated with the ...

Pressure to impose sanctions, a raging war and a looming Trump presidency have not quenched the bloc’s thirst for Russian gas. BRUSSELS — Europe is buying Russian gas at an unprecedented rate ...

An archpriest of the Russian Orthodox Church has condemned extramarital sexual practices, which he linked to violence and armed conflicts. During a sermon last Sunday, the recording of which Andrey ...

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – A report published on 13 January has given slightly good news for Nigeria’s clergy. The report shows that 11 priests and religious were kidnapped in the African nation in ...

The Russian leader shocked Kremlinologists by asking the country’s top priest “to engrave his own initials” on chains for the crosses worn by soldiers. [email protected] Got a tip?

who is currently kept in custody in the United States on charges of acting as an unregistered agent of the Russian government, is being denied a visit by an Orthodox priest, the Russian embassy in ...

Epiphany customs in Greece and Cyprus revolve around the Great Blessing of the Waters. During these ceremonies, which are held on beaches, lakes and rivers, a cross is thrown into the water by a Greek ...

The Israeli military has enlisted the first batch of about 50 recruits into its new ultra-Orthodox brigade after a controversial decision to end their decades-long exemption from service. By the ...

Ukraine used two tanks, a dozen armored vehicles and a demolition unit in Sunday's assault, which was headed towards the village of Berdin – about 9 miles northeast of Sudzha, the Russian ...