The Orthodox distinctiveness lies particularly in the preparation period, which includes a fast starting on November 15—longer than Advent in the Catholic tradition. This liturgical period ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities – aptly titled The Holy Week – with Good Friday, Easter Sunday, ...

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For time or health reasons, I have referred others whom I have counseled to other rabbonim (plural for: Orthodox rabbis) I respect. Although it is perfectly appropriate for a rav (singular for ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Tourists joined Ethiopians for Orthodox Christmas celebrations at one of the world’s oldest churches on ...

Vladimir Putin met the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, on Tuesday with gifts he asked the Patriarch to bless for troops fighting in Ukraine. The meeting at a Christmas ...

Orthodox Christmas, celebrated on January 7 by millions of Christians worldwide, excitingly stems from a centuries-old calendar discrepancy. While most Western Christians observe Christmas on ...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Orthodox Christmas: “Today, we join Orthodox Christians, including Coptic Christians, and Eastern Rite Catholics in Canada ...

Jan 7 (Reuters) - The patriarch of Russia's Orthodox Church, celebrating Christmas alongside Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, said on Tuesday that the Western world despised Russia and its ...

Orthodox Christians around the world have been celebrating Christmas by attending church services. While the majority of the Christian world celebrate Christmas Day on 25 December, for many of the ...