Unalaska’s Church of the Holy Ascension hasn’t had a resident priest for a few months, but that didn’t stop parishioners from organizing their annual Christmas celebration. Although no clergy were ...

Many Christians across Syria were uncertain about their future under insurgent rule, given the radical history of groups like HTS and their ties to ISIS and al-Qaeda. Weeks later, the insurgents ...

January in Russia conjures up images of Muscovites crunching through the snow in bulky coats — not bunches of delicate ...

Altadena’s 104-year holiday lighting tradition known as Christmas Tree Lane escaped damage from the fire despite a torrent of embers coming down on its historic deodar cedars. • Fierce Santa ...

Orthodox Christmas. Kirill did not mention Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, but claimed Russia, a “young and very strong civilization,” is fighting a “biblical battle” against the “sick ...

BUTTE, Mont. — Most Christians observe Christmas on December 25th. But most Eastern Orthodox celebrate Christ's birth on January 7th. For parishioners at the Serbian Orthodox Church in Butte it ...

The 92-year-old retired garment worker had been expecting the troupe of white-robed men from St. Michael the Archangel Orthodox Church, who visit parishioners on Jan. 6, Christmas Eve to Orthodox ...

Christmas in the predominantly Christian Orthodox Republic of Moldova is celebrated on January 6 and 7, according to the old Julian calendar. This year, with Russia halting gas deliveries to ...

The week of Jan. 7 – 13 marks the celebration of Russian Orthodox Christmas and the New Year. The world is turning another page as it enters 2025. This year is very important for the entire ...

And inside, there is a wooden star. With large points of red and gold, it waits beneath a Christmas tree at the evening Nativity service. Many such stars rest inside Russian Orthodox churches across ...

For time or health reasons, I have referred others whom I have counseled to other rabbonim (plural for: Orthodox rabbis ... mostly around Christmas and Easter time. We weren’t intensely ...