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 ...

The countdown to the Orthodox Easter is set to begin on March 3, when Greece celebrates “Kathara Deftera,” Greek for “Clean ...

Holy Myrrhbearers Orthodox Christian Church in Mount Crawford is in the process of having its walls painted. But these are ...

Easter is fast approaching. Here's a look at why the date of Easter changes every year and what else to know about the ...

In Serbia's Orthodox Christian community, the feast of the Epiphany is marked by the traditional "swim for the Holy Cross." This year, 100 competitors took part in the race in the Vlasina River in ...

The victorious participant receives the cross, and others who dove with ... it is also observed as Three Kings Day in Western Christianity. However, Orthodox Christian churches may celebrate ...

Immigration helped fuel the growth of America’s Orthodox churches more than a century ago. Now, it’s conversions from other ...

Orthodox Christians in Tampa Bay and around the world ... Bayou where the dove release will occur and the dive for the cross will take place. Currently the arch bishop is speaking to a crowd ...

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 ...

Putin extended Christmas greetings to the highest dignitary, and asked Kirill to consecrate crosses and icons ... In Ukraine, Orthodox Christianity, the largest religious denomination, is split ...