Gregory Pappas, a Chicago PR man and Greek Orthodox, says he was denied communion in the Orthodox church because he’s gay. Excerpt: Like many religions, there is a fundamentalist movement inside ...

The parish priest has just posted an announcement on the church website reading, in part: On Saturday, April 12, 2014, I received Matthew Heimbach into the Orthodox communion through the sacrament ...

Members of the Orthodox churches ... the Code of Canon Law does not object to reception of communion by Christians of these churches (CIC 844.3). For those not receiving Holy Communion: All ...

The countdown to the Orthodox Easter is set to begin on March 3, when Greece celebrates “Kathara Deftera,” Greek for “Clean ...

Pope Francis has renewed his proposal for the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church to have a common date to celebrate Holy ...

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins January 18. How was the ecumenical movement born? What have been its major advances? A look back at the history of the rapprochement of Christians which, ...

The celebration on Jan. 25 marked the solemn conclusion of this year’s Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which the Pope ...

Orthodox Christians around the world have been ... A woman in Syria's capital Damascus receives Holy Communion at the Armenian Apostolic Church of Mar Sarkis. This is the first Christmas Syrians ...

I’m Lebanese, and we are deeply rooted in the Orthodox church ... As we take of the Holy Communion, of the mystery of the Holy Communion, we all become the one body of Christ,” said Fr.