For much of the Western world, Christmas is celebrated on December 25, according to the Gregorian calendar. Yet in a distinction that dates back centuries, Orthodox Christians follow the Julian ...

Many Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas in January, not December. In Lebanon, Christians say the holiday is extra poignant for them this year. It's Christmas this week for tens of millions of ...

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

Christmas is over, so why are 12 percent of the world’s Christians waiting until January 7 to celebrate? Orthodox Christmas is celebrated by approximately 260 million people worldwide ...

Russia's Orthodox Patriarch, Marking Christmas, Says West Trying to Smother Russia (Reuters) - The patriarch of Russia's Orthodox Church, celebrating Christmas alongside Kremlin leader Vladimir ...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — Almost two weeks ago, many celebrated Christmas but Monday night, members of the Saints Peter and Paul Church in Youngstown celebrated the Ukrainian Orthodox Christmas ...

It is here that many pilgrims of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church from different parts of the country travel to celebrate Christmas. The airport is particularly busy on the eve of Ethiopian Christmas ...

MOSCOW, January 7. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended his congratulations to all Russian people on Orthodox Christmas holiday, pointing out to the Russian Orthodox Church’s ...

By 1923, there was a 13-day difference between the two calendars, putting the Orthodox Christmas 13 days after December 25. Therefore, in some Eastern Orthodox churches, including the largest one ...

Christmas celebrations of the Eastern Orthodox churches began in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Saturday. Syrian Orthodox Patriarchal Vicar of the Holy Land and Jordan, Archbishop Mar Swerios ...