Orthodox Christmas – and the long-standing rift between the Russian Orthodox Church and other Orthodox groups – has been thrust into the spotlight this year by Russian President Vladmir Putin ...

Nick Kowalchuk isn't sure what his birthday dinner on Jan. 6 will look like in the years ahead, but he was grateful to share it gathered with those most dear to him, embracing and celebrating his ...

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 ...

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 ...

Every year on 6 and 7 January, millions of Orthodox Christians around the world celebrate Christmas, almost two weeks after their western counterparts have already feasted and rung in the New Year.

Trump confronts South Africa's Ramaphosa with false claims of white genocide U.S. President Donald Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday with explosive false claims ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...