Before Pope Francis announced last year’s Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on Marriage and Family, and this year’s ordinary synod on the same topic, the Eastern Orthodox practice of oikonomia was little ...

For many Christians, Easter was celebrated this year on March 31. But for Eastern Orthodox Christians, the celebration of Jesus Christ's Resurrection occurs more than a month later, on May 5. Most ...

BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: This weekend of Easter Sunday (April 12) for Western Christians we have a profile coming up of an inspiring Christian musician. We also have a “Belief and Practice” segment on ...

EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCHES. There are many parallels between the beliefs of the Eastern Orthodox church and those of the Roman Catholic church, but there are also fundamental differences. Some of the ...

Pope Francis with Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II in Cairo April 28 (Credit: CNS/Paul Haring.) Listen ROME – This week there will again be “two popes” at the Vatican when Francis meets his Coptic ...

A survey of theology, history, and evangelical perspective of the Eastern and Oriental branches of the ancient tradition. Selected by Bradley Nassif, professor of biblical studies and ...