The love for tradition kept the Eastern Orthodox Church from adopting the Gregorian calendar though it was based on reason ...

Orthodox Christians gathered in Bethlehem to mark Christmas eve on Monday; unlike other branches of Christianity, the ...

As the service concludes, those gathered reflect on the beauty and mystical nature of Christ’s birth. They hold candles and ...

The Christmas holiday is in the rearview mirror for most people. But there is one more occasion on the religious end of the ...

Over time, most Orthodox Christian countries adopted the Gregorian calendar for secular use. However, their churches continued to base their liturgical calendar on the Julian timeline. In 1923 ...

On the second day of Christmas, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk denounced Hungary's support for Russia and its decision to ...

The drama of this time of the Catholic liturgical calendar even includes changes ... Invoking the spirit of Christmas, leaders of Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Syriac, Armenian, and other churches ...

This calendar is not an exhaustive list either of religious ... Jain September 1 Ecclesiastical Year Begins The start of the Easter Orthodox liturgical year begins on September 1. Orthodox Christian 4 ...

Christian theology professor Ephraim Radner thinks that’s a natural time to examine what makes each holiday distinct in order ...

A recent Newsweek story comments on the advances Russia has made across the border of the Moscow-controlled land, in the towns of Velyka Novosilka, Pokrovsk, Shevchenko, and Vuhledar, as reported by ...

For December 30th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on December 17.