The Orthodox Church in America has its first female saint from North America. Hundreds of pilgrims joined several bishops in ...

St. Olga of Kwethluk, Matushka of All Alaska,” as she is officially known, was canonized on June 19 as the first female ...

The Orthodox and Catholic Churches have a united celebration in 2025, for the first time in eight years. Father John Basarab, pastor of Epiphany of Our Lord Byzantine Catholic Church, celebrates ...

Military medic Natalya carried a jug of water blessed by priests at the Sviatogirsk monastery in eastern Ukraine as she celebrated Orthodox Epiphany in a Russian-affiliated church, despite the war..

Men exit a pond after plunging themselves in icy waters to celebrate the Orthodox Epiphany at the Izmailovsky Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov) 31,690 ...

People plunge in icy water to celebrate the Orthodox Epiphany near the St. Serafimovsky Monastery on Russian Island in Russian far east port Vladivostok, Russia, Sunday, Jan.

The Rev. George Eber, pastor of St. Antony Orthodox Church in Tulsa, poses with some of the icons that distinguish Eastern Orthodox churches. BILL SHERMAN/Tulsa World Facebook ...

Russia's invasion, which began in February 2022, has also been a source of religious controversy within the Eastern Orthodox Church and has driven a split among believers in both Russia and Ukraine.

The Brief. El Museo del Barrio’s 47th Annual Three Kings Day Parade took place on Monday in East Harlem. The parade started at 11 a.m. at 106th Street and Park Avenue and ends at noon at 115th ...

The Magi’s visit to Jesus, the first miracle performed by Jesus and the baptism of Jesus are central to celebrations on the 12th day of Christmas, writes Father Gregory Elder.

Note that Orthodox and Eastern Christians still use the Julian calendar, as they did not accept the authority of Pope Gregory XIII when he reformed the calendar in 1582 A.D.