In 626, Constantinople was under siege. Sasanian, Avar and Slavic forces were attacking the city. This attack was just one of many in a war that had been going on since A.D. 602. The bombardment was ...

Pope Benedict XVI continued his series of teachings on the Fathers of the Church during his general audience on May 21. He spoke about Romanus the Melodist, a priest in Constantinople, whose preaching ...

The Akathist Hymn is one of the most well-loved services of devotion in the Orthodox Church. Although there is some debate concerning the particulars of its authorship, many scholars agree with the ...