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Last month's deadly church bombing outside Syria's capital is raising fears among the country's minority Christians. Some are ...
COMMENTARY: Despite what desires remain in Rome for full communion, it is a complete impossibility when the two most ...
"St. Olga of Kwethluk, Matushka of All Alaska," as she is officially known, was canonized June 19 as the first female ...
St. Olga of Kwethluk, Matushka of All Alaska,” as she is officially known, was canonized on June 19 as the first female Orthodox saint from North America.
The Orthodox Church in America has its first female saint from North America. Hundreds of pilgrims joined several bishops in an elaborate ceremony to canonize St. Olga Michael in her remote ...
Although no clergy were present, about two dozen Unalaskans took part in a starring ceremony Jan. 7 under the direction of church reader and choir director Julia Dushkin.
Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Christian Church in Butte celebrated Christmas on January 7th. The church's interior is filled with iconography that interprets scripture through color and ink. Here ...
The Gubi, white-robed spiritual messengers, carry on a tradition of visiting homes in Saint Clair on Orthodox Christmas eve.
One-year-old Everleigh Mogish remained alert throughout her first Christmas Eve service Monday in St. Michael the Archangel Orthodox Church. Wide-eyed, cradled in her father’s arms, she gazed ...
Video. Thousands of Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia celebrated Christmas on 7 January, marking the end of a 43-day fast.
Celebrations This is the reason why Orthodox Christmas is celebrated on Jan. 7 and not on Dec. 25 For millions of Orthodox believers, this date remains a sacred time to commemorate the birth of ...
Many Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas in January, not December. In Lebanon, Christians say the holiday is extra poignant for them this year.