The 92-year-old retired garment worker had been expecting the troupe of white-robed men from St. Michael the Archangel Orthodox Church, who visit parishioners on Jan. 6, Christmas Eve to Orthodox ...

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of people blocked traffic on Friday at a key motorway intersection in Serbia’s capital during ongoing student-led street protests over the collapse of a ...

The President of the Republic, Mr Wavel Ramkalawan has sent a special message on the occasion of the Orthodox Christmas Day. "On this joyous occasion of Orthodox Christmas, I extend my warmest ...

The Serbian tennis star stood humbly among the faithful, listening to the sermon before receiving the sacred leavened bread, known as prosforo in Greek and naforu in Serbian. This gesture highlights ...

For most of the world, the Christmas season has come and gone, but for many Orthodox Christians, the holiday season has just begun. January 7 is Orthodox Christmas, a beloved holiday for many ...

On Monday evening, protesters, some carrying Georgian and EU flags, came together to celebrate Orthodox Christmas at a church opposite the parliament building in the centre of Tbilisi. Most ...

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 ...

The head of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC), Patriarch Porfirije told a Christmas morning service that “feuding brothers should bring peace to the country”. He told the service in the St Sava Temple ...

OTTAWA, ON, Jan. 7, 2025 /CNW/ - The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Orthodox Christmas: "Today, we join Orthodox Christians, including Coptic Christians, and ...

Thousands of Orthodox Christians celebrated Christmas on Monday, attending prayers and midnight mass, draped in an all-white traditional attire to mark the birth of Jesus Christ and the end of a ...

Draped in white attire, people attended prayers and midnight mass, following the Julian calendar. Despite recent earthquakes, which have displaced many, Ethiopians celebrated with family feasts and ...