Remi Benali / Corbis Feuding monks at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem don't just cast the first stone—they stockpile rocks in anticipation of future altercations. Several holy men landed ...

The Dormition fast is not as strict as the Great Fast, but it is stricter than the Apostle’s and Nativity fasts. On Monday ... According to the tradition of the holy fathers, “If one of the brethren ...

These festive words first sound out on the Feast of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into ... before the actual Feast of the Nativity of Christ (December 25/January 7), and soon after the ...