The caretaker of the historic Manhattan cathedral that burned down on Sunday may be to blame for the blaze — for failing to put out all of the candles that were lit for Orthodox Easter, sources said.

Going to church may be good for the soul, but some Dutch researchers say it may not be so healthy for the lungs. The candles and incense regularly burned during religious services emit high levels of ...

What will they think up next? A Norwegian site has been selling a candle in the shape of a church so you can now commit sacrilege from the comfort of your own home. Google translates the description ...

In early December, Rev. David Johnson of Libertyville Covenant Church received a letter that he believed was a threat to his congregation’s Christmas Eve services and, more significantly, his right to ...

The FDNY has identified the source of the fire that took Flatiron's landmarked Serbian Orthodox Church Cathedral of St. Sava down to its shell. According to the Post, it is indeed still-smoldering ...

Inside Greece’s Orthodox churches, candles are a symbol of faith and simplicity, slender and traditionally made of beeswax, and placed in large candleholders filled with sand. Outside, buyers are ...

Families throughout Katy will gather in churches this Christmas Eve to celebrate the birth of Jesus and sing familiar carols. But one new congregation is hoping to start a holiday tradition that ...

An employee holds candles that resemble COVID-19 test kits, vaccination syringes at a store in Athens, Greece, on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. Greeks celebrate Easter with other Orthodox Christians on ...