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William visits Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
UK Prince William toured sensitive Jerusalem holy sites on Thursday, the final day of his historic royal visit to the Middle East.
The prince toured the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where tradition holds that Jesus was...
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Memorial service for the dozens who died in wildfre at seaside resort near Athens
Hundreds of worshippers have attended a memorial service in Mati for the dozens who perished in a wildfire that devastated the seaside resort.
Area Bishop Kyrillos presided over Sunday's service at the Greek Orthodox Church...
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Thousands greet Russian FM Lavrov in Bosnian Serb town
Thousands of people gathered late on Friday to greet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as he arrived at the main Bosnian Serb town of Banja Luka.
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People gather at Vilnius cathedral to welcome Pope Francis
Pope Francis began on a rainy Saturday a four-day visit to the Baltics that will take him to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to mark the 100th anniversaries of their independence.
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Preview to referendum on definition of marriage
Romania is holding a referendum on gay rights.
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Head of Romanian Orthodox Church votes in marriage referendum
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Archive of Orthodox Church leaders meeting before schism
The Russian Orthodox Church decided Monday to sever ties with the leader of the worldwide Orthodox community after his decision to grant Ukrainian clerics independence from the Moscow Patriarchate.
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Priest describes attack on Christian pilgrims in Egypt that killed 7
Islamic militants ambushed three buses carrying Christian pilgrims on their way to a remote desert monastery south of the Egyptian capital of Cairo on Friday, killing seven and wounding 19, according to the Coptic Orthodox Church and the...
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Funerals for Christian victims of gun attack in Egypt
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Orthodox believers protest Ukraine parliament vote
About 1,000 Orthodox believers rallied outside Ukraine's parliament on Thursday to protest against its demand that they change their church's name to reflect its ties to Russia.
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Senior Russian Orthodox cleric suspected of inciting hatred
The Ukrainian intelligence agency is searching the home of the father superior of Kiev's biggest and oldest monastery which is part of the Russian Orthodox Church.
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Senior Russian Orthodox cleric suspected of inciting hatred
The Ukrainian intelligence agency was on Friday searching the home of the father superior of Kiev's biggest and oldest monastery which is part of the Russian Orthodox Church.
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Ukraine President delivers annual address
Ukraine's president on Sunday welcomed the creation of Ukraine's unified church independent of the Moscow Patriarchate, likening it to the religious "decolonisation" and "deoccupation" of his country from Russia.
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Russians react to split of Ukrainian Orthodox Church
Russian faithful reacted on Sunday to the newly christened Ukrainian Orthodox Church which has now split from the Moscow Patriarchate.
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Service following Ukraine Orthodox break with Russian church
In his first liturgy as head of the newly christened Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Epiphanius called on Sunday for Ukrainians to unite under the new church and pray for peace in Ukraine.
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Patriarch of Constantinople arrives in Bucharest for cathedral dedication
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Jordan River ceremony commemorates baptism of Christ
Greek-Orthodox Christians and faithful from other Eastern Churches attended an annual ceremony at the Jordan River on Friday, to commemorate the baptism of Jesus Christ.
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Serbians brave icy waters to fetch Epiphany cross
Dozens of swimmers plunged into the icy waters of the Danube river in Belgrade on Saturday, taking part in the traditional cross retrieval race that marks Epiphany in the Julian Calendar.
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Ukrainian Church officially breaks from Russia
An independent Ukrainian Orthodox church was created at a signing ceremony in Turkey on Saturday, formalising a split with the Russian church it had been tied to since 1686.
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Patriarch decrees Ukraine Church independent
The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople has signed a decree of independence for the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.
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Orthodox Christmas celebrations in Belgrade
Serbs celebrated the arrival of Orthodox Christmas on Monday with a procession held in the Church of Saint Sava in Belgrade.
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Russian Orthodox worshippers condemn Ukraine split
Some Russian Orthodox believers on Sunday condemned the granting of independence to the nascent Orthodox Church of Ukraine.
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Egypt's Orthodox celebrate Christmas Eve in Cairo
Egyptian Christians held a Christmas Eve Mass at the Great St Antony Church in Cairo on Sunday.
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Orthodox Xmas Eve service in Belgrade
Serbian Orthodox Christians on Sunday gathered at Saint Sava Church in Belgrade to celebrate Christmas Eve by burning oak branches.