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Orthodox mark Christmas, but the celebration is overshadowed for many by conflict
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoOrthodox Christians packed churches Saturday night for Christmas Eve services, a holiday...
The Orthodox Church of Ukraine said Christmas can be moved to December 25, in another snub to Russia
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMetropolitan Epifaniy, head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, marking Orthodox Christmas in Kyiv,...
Orthodox Christmas: Why it's celebrated by some believers 13 days after Dec. 25
Associated Press via AOL· 4 months agoWhile much of the world has Christmas in the rearview mirror by now, people in some Eastern Orthodox...
Ukraine war news – live: Putin praises Russian Orthodox Church for supporting war
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoVladimir Putin has praised the Russian Orthodox Church for its “massive, complex and truly selfless...
In Ukraine, Orthodox And Catholic Christians Have 2 Different Christmas Dinners
Tasting Table via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAs of 2017, Ukrainians officially have two Christmas holidays, one on January 7 and another on...
Putin praises Russian Orthodox Church for backing troops in Ukraine
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year ago(Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin on Saturday praised the Russian Orthodox Church for supporting...
Watch live: Kyiv Orthodox cathedral hosts Christmas Eve service in December for first time in over...
The Independent US via AOL· 4 months agoAn Orthodox cathedral in Kyiv is hosting its Christmas Eve service today (24 December), after a...
‘The time is right for change’: More Ukrainians celebrating Christmas on Dec. 25 this year
Kyiv Independent via Yahoo News· 4 months agoUkrainian author Yevheniia Zavalii started celebrating Christmas on Dec. 25 back in 2014, “when the...
Ukrainian children celebrate Orthodox Christmas in air-raid shelter after Putin orders Russian...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoUkrainian children and their families celebrated Orthodox Christmas inside an air-raid shelter in...
Putin's call for Orthodox Christmas truce in Ukraine greeted with scepticism
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoKYIV/BAKHMUT, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Thursday for a 36-hour...