On January 19, Orthodox ... On that day, according to tradition, the church announced the date of Easter for the current year. Starting from the IV century, Christmas and Epiphany have been ...

The Ethiopian Christmas, also called Genna, is celebrated on 7 January (Tahsas 29 in the Ethiopian calendar) as the day of ... many Orthodox Christians in various countries celebrate Christmas on the ...

New Year’s Day is also a major holiday in Kosovo, coming about a week before Christmas for Catholics but about a week after Christmas for Serbian Orthodox. There will be fireworks displays, feasting, ...

The sacred performance signals a deepening of Catholic-Orthodox dialogue and a potential step toward a papal visit to Serbia.

Unalaska’s Church of the Holy Ascension hasn’t had a resident priest for a few months, but that didn’t stop parishioners from ...

That brings us to 2025, which will see a remarkable coincidence: Both the Eastern and Western will hold Easter on the same ...

Belgrade, Serbia - January 19, 2025 Serbian Orthodox believers swim in the icy waters of the Danube River during Epiphany celebrations in Belgrade. Camera: ANDREJ CUKIC. FOOTAGE OF PEOPLE ...

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 ...

All Saints Orthodox Church in Olyphant celebrated the second day of Christmas in honor of the Theotokos on Dec. 26.