Greece just legalized same-sex marriage. Will other Orthodox countries join them any time soon?Greece has become the first majority-Orthodox Christian nation to legalize same-sex marriage under civil law. However, most majority-Orthod...
16 Feb, 2024, 05.38 PM IST
On Orthodox Christmas, Putin vows to back soldiers who 'defend' RussiaAmid Orthodox Christmas, President Putin pledges support to soldiers defending Russia, emphasizing their courage. The ongoing conflict in U...
07 Jan, 2024, 06.20 AM IST
Holy Saturday 2023: Significance, observances of final day of Christian holy weekHoly Saturday is the final day of Holy Week and is observed the day before Easter Sunday. It is a day of deep reflection and mourning for C...
07 Apr, 2023, 08.10 PM IST
What is Ash Wednesday? Here’s all you need to know about the holy day observed by ChristiansAsh Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season for Christians worldwide, during which they observe prayer, fasting, and receive ash...
23 Feb, 2023, 05.02 PM IST
Moscow ends self-proclaimed ceasefire, vows to press ahead in UkraineUkraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Russia is planning a major new offensive. The Pentagon said on Friday that P...
08 Jan, 2023, 04.17 PM IST
Moscow ends self-proclaimed ceasefire, vows to press ahead in UkrainePresident Vladimir Putin ordered on Friday a 36-hour ceasefire along the line of contact to observe Russia and Ukraine's Orthodox Christmas...
08 Jan, 2023, 08.15 AM IST
Birthplace of Jesus: Where was Jesus Christ born?Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem, which is located in the fertile limestone hill country of the Holy Land, 10 kilometres south of Jerusal...
20 Dec, 2022, 03.29 PM IST
All Souls’ Day: History, significance and all you need to knowAll Souls’ Day is the of the Allhallowtide triduum. The day is marked on November 2, 2022, across the world after Halloween and All Saints’...
02 Nov, 2022, 06.52 PM IST
View: Will the real brand owner please stand upWith religion itself having split over time into religion and politics - in some places the cleavage not really ever taking place - it's po...
15 Oct, 2022, 10.24 PM IST
Ukraine says 'everything' being done to defend Donbas from Russian onslaughtRussia is waging all-out war for the eastern Donetsk and Lugansk regions that make up Donbas -- the country's industrial heartland -- where...
28 May, 2022, 10.00 AM IST
Russian Orthodox Church scolds Pope Francis after 'Putin's altar boy' remarkFrancis told Italy's Corriere Della Sera newspaper that Kirill, who has given the Ukraine war his backing, "cannot become [President Vladim...
04 May, 2022, 06.56 PM IST
On the occasion of the 'Feast of Annunciation', Catholics are allowed to eat meat on FridayFor the Feast of the Annunciation, the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown has proclaimed that the Catholics are allowed to eat meat on Friday d...
25 Mar, 2022, 09.31 PM IST
Balkan magic: Travelling through the towns of Budva & Kotor is like stepping into a bygone eraKotor, is a small Balkan nation nestled between Croatia, Serbia and Albania.
21 Jul, 2019, 09.53 AM IST
Tea must be promoted as an aspirational consumption experience: President of tea association of India, Mudit KumarMr. Kumar added that the Plantation Labour Act (PLA) was originally drafted in an era when the governments did not have adequate reach in t...
19 Jan, 2019, 05.45 PM IST
SC asks two clergymen to surrender in Kerala Church sex scandalThe counsel for victim alleged that some videos were uploaded by the accused on the Internet and they used the same to blackmail her.
06 Aug, 2018, 01.16 PM IST
Kerala Church Sex scandal: Supreme Court asks state police not to arrest priests till July 19He further said that the state government was opposing the plea for their anticipatory bail.
17 Jul, 2018, 08.39 PM IST
- Orthodox Christians hail 'holy fire' of Easter in Jerusalem
Thousands of Orthodox Christians converged on Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre to witness what they believe is the miraculous appea...
26 Apr, 2008, 10.04 PM IST