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Seattle church honors a saint – and gets some privacy – with new stained-glass window
St. John died in a building behind the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral on Capitol Hill. The room where he died is a ...
‘Incorrupt relics’ and why some corpses don’t decompose like others
The body of a saint who died in Seattle is said to have been "incorrupt," having not decomposed in 27 years. How is this ...
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Monk keeps faith at Greek cliffside monastery
For more than 50 years, Spyridon Denaxas has prayed, worked and welcomed the faithful in an island monastery carved into a seaside cliff that’s little changed since its founding more ...
Greek Reporter1d
Why Do Catholics and Orthodox Do the Sign of the Cross Differently?
That simple but so important Sign of the Cross we see so often holds a hidden history that takes us back to the origins of ...
Under a basilica’s splendor, thousands gather for a final glimpse of a pope who led a simple life
The body of Pope Francis is lying in state in St. Peter’s Basilica, where it will remain for three days until his funeral ...
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The Church that Unites and Divides Orthodox and Catholics
Imagine stepping into a church that looks fully Orthodox—icons, incense, chanting, bearded priests—but it's actually Catholic ...
Christ Is Risen! How Bulgaria Celebrates Easter
Easter, regarded as the most significant Christian holiday, is celebrated annually in Bulgarian homes with great joy. While ...