Because some Orthodox church jurisdictions follow the “old calendar,” or Julian Calendar, which honors Christmas in January, and some the “new calendar,” which slates it for Dec. 25 ...

Let us console and support people who have lost heart and shield with our prayer ... January 7 is also Christmas day for Orthodox Christians in Serbia, Jerusalem, Georgia, and the monastic ...

The tradition was hosted at the St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox ... dear to my heart,” said Aikens. If you couldn’t make it out to Tuesday’s dinner, another Community Christmas Dinner ...

Putin pointed out that the Orthodox Christmas in Russia is celebrated as widely as the New Year. "Perhaps, it [Christmas] is more of a family-like holiday if compared to the New Year," he said.

The visit concluded with the holding of the Divine Liturgy on the evening of 6 January of the Gregorian calendar to celebrate Orthodox Christmas. Coptic Orthodox Egyptians, who make up around 90 ...