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 ...

A Russian Orthodox Church priest makes the sign of the cross during an Orthodox Christmas service at the Church of the Holy Martyr Tatiana near the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Jan. 6, 2024.

Victoria, a Ukrainian refugee, is celebrating Orthodox Christmas in Poland with a simple prayer — that next year she will be back at home. The 40-year-old is one of the millions of Ukrainians ...

A Russian Orthodox Church priest makes the sign of the cross during an Orthodox Christmas service at the Church of the Holy Martyr Tatiana near the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Russia, late Saturday ...

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 ...

Putin orders weekend truce for Orthodox Christmas holiday, Ukraine won’t take part. By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press. Ukrainians move up their traditional Christmas celebration in break with ...

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, center, delivers the Christmas service in the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023.

Then, Orthodox Christmas dawned in Bakhmut with clear blue skies and bone-chilling cold. And the bombardment went on. Ad Feedback. Ad Feedback. Ad Feedback. Ad ...

Orthodox Christmas came under harsh circumstances in Ukraine this year. For families like the Kovtuns, living next to the remains of their shell-struck home, celebration was an act of defiance.

Orthodox Christians packed churches Saturday night for Christmas Eve services, a holiday overshadowed for many believers by conflict. Traditions vary, but typically the main worship service for ...