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

But they better like a church vibe because this gem sure has one. The Holy Apostles Orthodox Christian Church is expanding into a bigger building nearby, leaving the congregation’s building at ...

Vladimir Putin insisted, at least publicly, that he didn’t want a cult of his personality. Not anymore. During the last three ...

Since the start of Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Russian leader has turned to religion and ...

Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter accordingly ... who then carry them around the church while following an ...

"Will we give up our prejudices and arrogance, so as to take our place at the table, for the sake of the survival of our ...

The Israeli military has enlisted the first batch of about 50 recruits into its new ultra-Orthodox brigade after a controversial decision to end their decades-long exemption from service. By the ...

In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities – aptly titled ... Devout followers are said to light an oil candle inside the home beside their icon-candle and keep this ...

7, Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill, at Putin’s request, blessed the crosses and icons for servicemen ... the equal-to-the-apostles prince and founder of our state, who defended our ...

Vladimir Putin accused Jews of attacking the Russian Orthodox Church and suggested that they lacked family and “roots,” the latest antisemitic statement from the Russian leader since his 2022 ...

Certain Eastern Orthodox churches, including those in Russia, follow the ancient Julien calendar, which runs 13 days later than the Gregorian calendar used by Catholic and Protestant churches around t ...