A number of Orthodox priests who are against Russia's invasion of Ukraine have sought refuge in Germany, where they face many challenges. After Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in ...
Thousands of Russians celebrating the Orthodox Christian feast day of Epiphany, where worshippers bathe in the icy waters of frozen lakes and rivers, have been forced to cancel their traditional ...
Across Russian-occupied Ukraine, Kremlin troops have shuttered places of worship since the first invasion began in 2014.
Orthodox Christians in Russia marked the feast ... and South Ossetia, as well as Russian soldiers purportedly in Ukraine’s Kherson region immersing themselves in water. However, unusually ...
MAYFIELD, Pa. — A chilly January 7th Christmas celebration began at St. John's Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Mayfield. A celebration that church sexton William Bowan has helped ring in for more ...
Men exit a pond after plunging ... People plunge in icy water to celebrate the Orthodox Epiphany near the St. Serafimovsky Monastery on Russian Island in Russian far east port Vladivostok, Russia ...