Millions of people around the world celebrated Orthodox Christmas on Wednesday, nearly two weeks after much of the world ...

The Ethiopian Orthodox Church and some other Oriental Orthodox churches – distinct from Eastern Orthodox but sharing many ...

Orthodox Christmas explained: why millions celebrate on January 7, calendar differences, traditions, fasting, and global ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Often when a potential convert walks through the doors of his church, one of the first things the Very Rev. Andreas Blom encourages them to do is give up the thing that brought them ...

Orthodox Christmas on January 7 brings together diverse communities across the Middle East and the global diaspora, ...

The Eastern Orthodox patriarch of Constantinople has expressed a desire that Christians in the East and the West begin celebrating Easter on a “unified date” rather than adhere to separate Lenten ...

FILE - Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, center, delivers the Christmas service in the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, Friday. While much of the world has Christmas in the rearview ...

While Christmas 2025 is beginning to fade into the past for many people, Christians in many Eastern Orthodox churches are ...

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians, is making his first visit in four years to the United States, where he was scheduled to meet Monday afternoon ...

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, including ...