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 ...

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This is the first Christmas Syrians are celebrating since the fall of their long-time ruler - former President Bashar al-Assad. Getty Images In Egypt, a priest representing the Coptic Orthodox ...

Orthodox Christians in Russia marked the feast day of Epiphany on Sunday with a traditional dip into icy water even as local emergencies issued weather warnings. Local media showed people bathing ...

Orthodox Archbishop Anastasios Yannoulatos of Albania, 95, died on Jan. 25 in Greece due to a recent illness. He led the Albanian Orthodox Church for nearly 33 years. Under his leadership ...

OTTAWA, ON, Jan. 7, 2025 /CNW/ - The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Orthodox Christmas ... I wish all those celebrating today a blessed and merry Christmas ...

Per National Geographic, the Orthodox Church disagreed with this proposal and, to this day, continues to rely on the Julian calendar. By 1923, Orthodox Christmas ... drink and be merry before ...

This year, Orthodox Christmas falls on Tuesday (January 7). Haven’t figured out your plans with the fam yet? Don’t worry, here’s a round-up of spots doing specials. It’s still festive season.