In time for Easter, here's a look at some of the incredible artistic tributes to the Christian narrative that can be found ...

The Roman Catholic Church has around 1.3 to 1.4 billion members worldwide, making it the largest Christian church, according to the figure provided by baptized Catholics. The Eastern Orthodox Church, ...

Faithful Christians around the world celebrated on Sunday the resurrection of Jesus Christ, from Vatican City where Pope ...

But the unusual alignment has stirred underlying mistrust between the two major Christian communions ... the Gregorian calendar while the Eastern Orthodox Church kept the older Julian one.

For most believers, the holiday represents the defining episode in the formation of the Christian ... and rebirth. Orthodox Easter is associated primarily with the "Eastern" world, which includes ...

Holding unlit candles, they pack into the sprawling 12th century basilica built on the site where, according to tradition, ...

The Hagia Sophia mosaics are unique and represent the ultimate example of Byzantine craftsmanship. They are the only surviving examples of Byzantine mosaics from such a lengthy time period. They cover ...

ISTANBUL (RNS) — This year, Eastern and ... by the entire Christian world,” Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians across ...

Archbishop of Regina in Canada and a member of the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity Married professors Ben Hohman, a Roman Catholic, and Claire Koen, an Eastern Orthodox Christian ...

A Moscow Patriarchate official praised Pope Francis for fostering ties between the Russian Orthodox and Roman Catholic ...