Vladimir Putin has marked Russian Orthodox Christmas by attending church in Moscow alongside fighters in his war against ...

Ethiopian pilgrims pray during a Mass service for Ethiopian Christmas at the Bole Medhane Alem cathedral in Addis Ababa, ...

Christos razdajetsja! “Christ is born.” Today is Christmas for those of the Orthodox faith. Throughout the area, ...

Artist Beshoy Zaraa describes the tradition of painting the Christian story of the nativity of Jesus in Egyptian art to ...

The Israeli military has enlisted the first batch of about 50 recruits into its new ultra-Orthodox brigade after a controversial decision to end their decades-long exemption from service.

Young, single men are flocking to the Orthodox church after discovering the “masculine” Christian religion through online influencers. Some converts said they felt disillusioned with the ...

The Very Rev. Protopresbyter Robert Buczak, Christ the Saviour Cathedral pastor, holds the chalice during a procession at the ...

Originally conceived in the mid-1800s to honor Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich (who died in Nice), the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral wasn't completed until the early 20th century.

More than 200 million Christians are associated with Orthodox Churches and most celebrate Christmas on 7 January.

The main traditions of the holiday. On January 7, the bright holiday of the Nativity of Christ according to the Julian calendar is celebrated by believers of the Orthodox rite in a number of churches, ...

Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem arrives in Bethlehem for Eastern Christmas The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — After receiving backlash from Jewish groups, the Vatican chose to not put the keffiyeh back in its ...