Labour has been accused of introducing a “worship tax” by slashing funds to repair ancient churches and save them from closure. The Government announced on Wednesday that it would halve the ...

Vilnius doesn’t recognise a homemade ‘passport’ promoted in Lithuania by representatives of the Belarusian opposition as a legal document – as noted by Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys, ...

The opening of 600 positions for Greek Orthodox priests in the diaspora is expected soon, Proto Thema reported. To date, a large part of the clergy abroad do not have a regular salary, insurance or ...

Therefore, they could not be mistaken for pagan worshipers. Not all church buildings face east but some still hold to a mandate toward eastern orientation. Many Eastern Orthodox churches are built to ...

The Trump administration has reversed longstanding policies that limited immigration enforcement in sensitive locations such as schools and churches. This change allows officers to arrest migrants ...

Meanwhile, Canadian Christians were startled by another development: a formal recommendation that the governing party consider taking tax-exempt status away from churches. The Standing Committee ...

VILNIUS – Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys on Tuesday congratulated Marco Rubio on his appointment as the US secretary of state, saying that he looks forward to "working together on ...

In a discovery that has stunned historians, a trove of royal artefacts has been uncovered in the crypts beneath Vilnius Cathedral in Lithuania ... of the Vilnius Church Heritage Museum.

Aviation authorities in Lithuania have opened an inquiry after a Ryanair flight intending to land at Vilnius International Airport (VNO) was forced to abandon its approach and divert to an airport in ...

(AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov) A Lithuanian Orthodox believer bathes in the icy water during Epiphany in a lake outside Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis) People cross ...

Crowns, jewels, and a scepter belonging to royal members of the old Poland-Lithuania commonwealth have recently been found behind loose stones under a cathedral in Vilnius. Hidden away for ...

A man steps down to plunge as a cross is reflected in icy water before celebrating the Orthodox Epiphany in the Stroginskaya floodplain in Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo ...