The story of the Rev. Hilarion Alfeyev captures how a once robust effort to bring Russian Orthodox Christianity and the ...

Pope Francis saw priests' embrace of the trappings of power as a "cancer" corroding the Roman Catholic Church, according to a ...

About six months after he was elected head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis made a surprising admission. A Jesuit priest ...

We meet Father Mykola, unmistakably a Christian priest ... the formality of civilian Orthodox clergy. Meeting with people. Photo: Joshua Olley Visiting combat medics. Photo: Joshua Olley However, due ...

open image in gallery Priest Serhii Zezul blesses Easter baskets in front of a church destroyed in fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces during celebration of the Orthodox Easter in ...

A bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just.” — Francis’ First Angelus prayer from his studio window, March 17, 2013. ___ “In certain cases, this can include the help of the sacraments.

A bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just ... Hence, ‘I want to remind priests that the confessional must not be a torture chamber, but rather an encounter with the Lord ...

On Dec. 13, 1969, he was ordained a priest, and immediately began teaching. In 1973, he was named head of the Jesuits in Argentina, an appointment he later acknowledged was “crazy” given he ...

Faithful Christians around the world celebrated the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Sunday, from Vatican City where Pope Francis made a surprise appearance in his popemobile, to Ukraine, where a ...

Considered the most important holiday in the Christian liturgical calendar, Easter this year falls on the same day for Catholics and Orthodox Christians. In Rome, thousands cheered and clamored to ...

Considered the most important holiday in the Christian liturgical calendar, Easter this year falls on the same day for Catholics and Orthodox Christians. Advertisement Article continues below this ...