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 ...

In neighboring Belarus, Christmas is officially celebrated with public holidays on both Dec. 25 and on Jan. 7. About 80% of believers are Orthodox, belonging to the Russian Orthodox Church, while ...

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

Many Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas in January, not December. In Lebanon, Christians say the holiday is extra poignant for them this year.

January 7 is Orthodox Christmas, a beloved holiday for many, both in NEPA and around the world. 28/22 News spoke with Archpriest Michael Lepa of St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church in Wilkes ...

Last month's deadly church bombing outside Syria's capital is raising fears among the country's minority Christians. Some are ...

Tourists joined Ethiopians for Orthodox Christmas celebrations at one of the world's oldest churches on Tuesday. The rock-hewn monolithic church is one of 11 in the town of Lalibela, in the Amhara ...

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 ...

Some Eastern Orthodox churches will be observing Christmas on Sunday. Russian, Serbian and Georgian Orthodox are among those following the ancient Julian calendar, which runs 13 days later than ...

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 ...

But the Russian Orthodox Church, the largest communion in Eastern Orthodoxy, has stayed on the old calendar, observing Christmas on Jan. 7 on the new calendar, as have Serbian, Georgian and some ...