Because some Orthodox church jurisdictions follow the “old calendar,” or Julian Calendar, which honors Christmas in January, and some the “new calendar,” which slates it for Dec. 25 ...

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 ...

Putin pointed out that the Orthodox Christmas in Russia is celebrated as widely as the New Year. "Perhaps, it [Christmas] is more of a family-like holiday if compared to the New Year," he said.

Vladimir Putin and the patriarch of Russia’s Orthodox Church sent a rather unfriendly message to the West during their festive celebrations earlier today. The church, which celebrates Christmas ...

The Justice Department said Hannah Dugan refused to turn over a man wanted by immigration agents and that she tried to help him evade arrest by allowing him to exit through a jury door.

TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin attended an overnight Orthodox Christmas service at the Church of St. George the Victorious on Poklonnaya Hill in Moscow. As a rule, Putin celebrates ...

The temporary truce began at 6 p.m. local time Saturday and was to run through midnight on Monday, Russian President Vladimir ...

Orthodox Christmas is the best time to admire the architecture of Poland’s Orthodox churches. Extremely varied, they range from woodworking masterpieces to more contemporary forms. The Polish ...

Hence, Orthodox Christmas and Easter come after the Catholic/Protestant Christmas and Easter. Yet, because Easter is variable, some years the two dates do coincide. The approach of Nicaea had held ...

Tribune-Review Friday, Jan. 11, 2019 9:13 a.m. | Friday, Jan. 11, 2019 9:13 a.m. Worshipers gathered at St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church in Monroeville to ...

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