“Catholic Charities agencies serve migrants not because they are newcomers to the U.S., but because they are vulnerable and ...

The Bronx, like its Jewish community, didn’t disappear, but became something new, first for the worse, then for the better.

Easter Sunday sometimes falls in late April, because the holiday is not tied to a specific date. As a result, all of the ...

The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter – starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on ...

Members of St. Andrew Orthodox Church of Lyndora braved cold winds and icy roads Sunday, Feb. 9, to witness the annual ...

I’ve been tossing invitations to join the American Association of Retired Persons for a few years now. There are days when retirement sounds great but it is not in my future anytime soon.

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the season of Lent that leads up to Good Friday and Easter. What to know about the day.

Here’s a look at Easter and Holy Week. On Easter Sunday, Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion. It also marks the end of the 40-day period of ...

The fall of Bashar al-Assad after a violent 13-year civil war was hailed as a new era for the embattled country. But, after just two months, many are fearful that one dangerous regime has been ...

Immigration helped fuel the growth of America’s Orthodox churches more than a century ago. Now, it’s conversions from other ...

The countdown to the Orthodox Easter is set to begin on March 3, when Greece celebrates “Kathara Deftera,” Greek for “Clean ...