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Why Ukraine's Catholic and Orthodox churches celebrate Easter after Western Catholic and Protestant...
The New Voice of Ukraine via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoThe Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) celebrates...
Orthodox Christmas: Why it's celebrated by some believers 13 days after Dec. 25
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoWhile much of the world has Christmas in the rearview mirror by now, people in some Eastern Orthodox...
What Is Orthodox Easter? Here's What You Need to Know
The Pioneer Woman via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe Difference Between Easter and Orthodox EasterPanga Natalie Ukraine - Getty Images Once the first...
In Moldova, the Christmas spirit is conflict and rivalry for parishioners
Reuters via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe head of Moldova's largest Orthodox Church, subordinated to its Russian parent church, has...
Why Orthodox and Catholic Christmases are celebrated on different dates
The New Voice of Ukraine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNV explains why Christmas is celebrated on Dec. 25 in many countries, and whether Ukraine can finally switch to this date as well. Where and why Christmas is celebrated on Dec. 25 The birthday ...
These Phoenix Valley Christians are celebrating Easter on May 5. Here's why
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoFor many in the Phoenix area, Easter Sunday fell on April 9, but some Valley Christians are observing the resurrection of Jesus Christ on May 5. Saint Peter and Paul Orthodox Church in Phoenix ...
Are There Any Rules For Drinks During Lent?
Mashed via Yahoo News· 4 months agobread with wine and Bible - Artplus/Getty Images When Mardi Gras rolls around with all its bon temps, can Lent be far behind? No, not more than 24 hours...
Newly arrived Ukrainians celebrate Christmas, pray for their homeland amid war. ‘It’s constantly on...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAccording to Ukrainian tradition, the first star that appears in the sky on Christmas Eve signifies the birth of Christ. Believers peer through their windows throughout the evening hoping to ...
‘Faith in the future.’ Ukrainians prepare to celebrate their first Easter in Chicago after fleeing...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs the mother’s fingertips touched the soft buds of a pussy willow branch blessed by a priest a few minutes prior, the familiar texture took her back to her homeland, war-torn Ukraine. To begin ...