In the dead of night, when some might be hesitant to answer a knock on their front door, Peggy Dimoff welcomed a group of ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has once again sought the "blessing" and support of the Moscow Patriarchate of the Orthodox ...

The first week of 2025 has been cold in Moldova. Temperatures at night have dropped to around freezing. When the sun shines during the day, they rise a little. On January 7, pensioner Gheorghe Colun ...

The most powerful earthquake in a 200-km radius in the last 5 years has hit Tibet in China. The devastating earthquake struck ...

Ukraine said on Tuesday its forces were ‘commencing new offensive actions’ in Russia’s western Kursk region, in its first substantive remarks two days after Russian reports of a renewed Ukrainian ...

Christos razdajetsja! “Christ is born.” Today is Christmas for those of the Orthodox faith. Throughout the area, ...

Area residents celebrated Russian Orthodox Christmas on Tuesday. A majority of Russian Orthodox churches worldwide use the ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin extended Christmas greetings to Orthodox Christians, emphasizing the importance of family traditions and the role of the Russian Orthodox Church in uniting people. On ...

The Russia-Ukraine war shows no signs of abating as key developments unfold on both the battlefield and diplomatic fronts. Here’s the latest: Russia claims new gains in Donetsk, capturing Dachenske, a ...

Children of all ages from the church were invited to participate and perform in the play, while members of the church watched and joined in singing traditional Christmas hymns. The play is an annual ...

The Russian military has launched ... Ukrainians celebrated Christmas on Dec. 25 again this year, but Russia's Eastern Orthodox won't observe it until Jan. 7, 2025. Britain's defense ministry ...

January 1 remained a non-working day, but Russian Orthodox Christmas, shifted to January 7 due to the calendar reform, was removed from the list of holidays. In 1929, amid an anti-religious ...