But questions remain as to whether Israel will accept an end to the war without fulfilling its promise to destroy Hamas.This ...

In a brief question-and-answer session that followed, he responded to the following: Those attending the lecture included Archbishop Demetrios, Metropolitan Joseph, head of the Antiochian Orthodox ...

The lakeside Blessing of the Waters ceremony, in which ice crosses are dropped into the water, is an annual event for St. Michael’s Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church. It commemorates the ...

These converts are, in turn, heavily concentrated in a handful of jurisdictions, such as the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) and the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of America (AOCA).

He studied Arabic grammar and mathematics at the Antiochian Patriarchate parochial school where he was tonsured a reader in 1874. His strong academics served him well throughout his life, providing ...

St. Benedict is part of the Western (Latin) Rite Vicariate of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. “We are fighting progressivism and secularism, and nurturing a love ...

A Church sui iuiris is a distinct community of faithful within a rite of the Church. For example, there are 22 eastern Churches sui iuris, made up of two Alexandrian, three Antiochene, one ...

The Golden Gala Dinner is set for 5-8 p.m. at the Antiochian Village Conference Center, 140 Church Camp Trail, off Route 711 in Fairfield.... (Editor’s note: To mark Westmoreland County’s 250t ...

They represented numerous Christian groups, including Catholic bishops, Catholic sisters, Quakers, Mennonites, evangelicals, Antiochian Orthodox Christians, and leaders from the United Church of ...

He was an avid golfer and sports enthusiast, a member of the St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church, and a supporter of many local charities and civic organizations. He will forever be remembered ...

In September, while the family was hard at work preparing food for the St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church annual Mediterranean festival, Rafi Wassel spoke fondly of his culture’s cuisine.