First, is there actually a growing trend of young men looking to become Orthodox Christians? Second, is it correct to ...

Rabbi Moshe Herson, 90, who helped establish scores of New Jersey synagogues, died less than month after the death of his ...

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However local emergency services in some regions cancelled events, saying it was too hazardous for worshippers to cut bathing ...

Thousands of Russians celebrating the Orthodox Christian feast day of Epiphany, where worshippers bathe in the icy waters of ...

TASS-FACTBOX. On January 19, Orthodox believers in Russia celebrate Epiphany, or the Baptism of the Lord, one of the 12 major Christian holidays (along with Easter) dogmatically connected with the ...

Some indulged in the traditional icy plunge, jumping from the monastery into ... He dismissed the debate over which calendar ...

Russians in the southern city of Anapa took their traditional Epiphany dips in waters affected by a major oil spill, ...

“We are reaching out to both of our Orthodox churches and we are coming together to bless the river which is traditional in Orthodox churches and we celebrate the Theophany as it’s called in ...

(MATTHEW PERSCHALL/MULTIMEDIA EDITOR) St. Michael’s is one of the few Orthodox churches that continue the tradition of the Gubi — sometimes referred to as Kubi or Lubi — spiritual messengers ...

Both connected with the Orthodox traditions and rituals. “It’s given my life a lot of meaning,” Amy Mastrine said. “I looked for a church for a long time before I found one that was as ...