Orthodox Christians around the world have been celebrating Christmas by attending church services. While a majority of the Christian world celebrates Christmas Day on December 25, for many of the ...

More than 200 million Christians are associated with Orthodox Churches and most celebrate Christmas on 7 January.

The patriarch of Russia's Orthodox Church, celebrating Christmas alongside Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, said on Tuesday that the Western world despised Russia and its "alternative path of civilised ...

Instead of cementing the final preparations for celebrating Orthodox Christmas with family and friends, members of a Winnipeg church were seeking updates on a fire in the city's Point Douglas ...

Vladimir Putin has marked Russian Orthodox Christmas by attending church in Moscow alongside fighters in his war against Ukraine and their families - despite being responsible for hundreds of ...

Thousands of pro-European demonstrators have gathered in front of the Parliament in Tbilisi, Georgia, to celebrate Orthodox Christmas, turning the holiday into a symbol of unity and political ...

In the dead of night, when some might be hesitant to answer a knock on their front door, Peggy Dimoff welcomed a group of revelers into her home on the edge of town. The 92-year-old retired garment ...

Most Christians observe Christmas on December 25th.But most Eastern Orthodox celebrate Christ's birth on January 7th.For parishioners at the Serbian Orthodox Ch ...

On Monday evening, protesters, some carrying Georgian and EU flags, came together to celebrate Orthodox Christmas at a church opposite the parliament building in the centre of Tbilisi. Most Georgians ...

A man holds a Georgian national flag as he walks down a street decorated for an Orthodox Christmas celebrating outside Parliament in Tbilisi, Georgia, Monday, on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025.

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“This bright, much-awaited holiday is dear to millions of people all over the world. It gives believers joy and hope and inspires good thoughts, deeds and actions. During the Christmas season we ...