2) figurative / symbolic / allegorical interpretation. 3) a mixture of both. Does either the Bible or Catholicism require, for example, the serpent in Genesis to be taken absolutely literally in all ...

English bishop and Oxford scholar cultivated unity, dialogue, and respect between the ancient faith and evangelicals. As Orthodox Christians commemorate Metropolitan Archbishop Kallistos Ware, who ...

Bishops are pictured as Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow celebrates the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow on May 24, 2017. (CNS photo/Robert Duncan) Patriarch ...

First of all, the Eastern Orthodox Church does not give all church councils equal status. The church does, however, give special prominence to the seven Ecumenical Councils that took place between 325 ...