In his Christmas message ... we will create the best future for our native Belarus.” Orthodox believers in Serbia marked the day by burning oak branches at services outside churches and temples ...

While much of the world has Christmas in the rearview mirror by now, people in some Eastern Orthodox traditions will celebrate the holy day on Sunday. Certain Eastern Orthodox churches ...

CHICAGO (CBS) - It's Christmas day for Orthodox Christians. While much of the western world celebrates Christmas on Dec. 25, Orthodox Christians follow the Julian calendar - marking the festival ...

EMILY FENG, BYLINE: Bells tolled across Beirut, and civil servants had the day off. Less than one-tenth of Lebanon's diverse society is Orthodox Christian. But in a country that loves Christmas ...

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 ...

to this day, continues to rely on the Julian calendar. By 1923, Orthodox Christmas was taking place 13 days after Dec. 25. In May of 1923, Orthodox leaders from around the world gathered to solve ...

While much of the world has Christmas in the rearview mirror by now, people in some Eastern Orthodox traditions will celebrate the holy day on Sunday. Certain Eastern Orthodox churches ...