These influences shaped their emphasis on inner spirituality, direct communion with the ... For the Russian Empire, communities of “non-Orthodox Russians” (as the authorities called them ...

How Christianity blurred the line between celibacy and androgyny.

Praised by the ancient Greek giants Homer and Euripides for its superb quality nearly 3,000 years ago, Cyprus’ Commandaria is the world’s oldest recorded and named wine.

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Praised by the ancient Greek giants Homer and Euripides for its superb quality nearly 3,000 years ago, ...

The island’s Orthodox Church later adopted Commandaria as its communion wine during Byzantine ... exclusion of some 800,000 Commandaria-loving Russian tourists as a result of sanctions imposed ...