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

Father Sergio Pérez, superior of the Community of the Institute of the Incarnate Word established on the site of the baptism ...

Across Russia, the devout celebrate Epiphany on January 19 by immersing themselves in frigid water through holes cut through ...

Two Orthodox churches from Weirton asked for divine blessings upon the Ohio River during a ceremony at the Steubenville ...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Ethiopian Orthodox Christians celebrate Epiphany in Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian Epiphany feast is celebrated throughout the country and commemorates the baptism of Jesus Christ ...

Tryfon Theophilopoulos, who led the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral for 30 years ... emerging from the Jordan River reborn after his baptism. Girls are allowed to participate in other ...

Theophany commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River, the wedding at Cana and the visit of the Magi. The Orthodox church celebrates the blessings of water during Theophany.” ...

Thousands of Russians celebrating the Orthodox Christian feast day of Epiphany ... through the ice of lakes and rivers, imitating the baptism of Jesus Christ in the River Jordan.

or baptism of Christ in the River Jordan. “The ceremony is one of the most sacred in the calendar of the Greek Orthodox faith,” he said. “On the throwing of the Holy Cross, young men dive ...

Epiphany, celebrated every 6 January, marks the baptism of Jesus Christ and is ... as Three Kings Day in Western Christianity. However, Orthodox Christian churches may celebrate on different ...