In Ukraine, the date on which to celebrate Christmas is vigorously debated. Some prefer December 25, but others celebrate it on January 7, a tradition closely associated with Russia and the ...

The Orthodox Church of Ukraine actually broke away from the Moscow church in 2018, but it continued to hold Christmas services on January 6 and 7. This July, President Zelenskyy moved the legal ...

Metropolitan Epiphanius, center right, and priests deliver an Orthodox Christmas service inside the nearly 1,000-year-old Pechersk Lavra Cathedral of Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023.

People gather for Christmas service in the church in Kryvorivnya village, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine on Dec. 25, 2024. (Vitalii Poberezhnyi / The Kyiv Independent) ...

Many Ukrainian people are Orthodox (70% of the population), celebrating Christmas on Jan. 6 (based on a different calendar) while Catholic citizens celebrate Christmas like Christians in the U.S.

Christmas Message by David Soley The Ukrainian Spirit is the God's Gift to Each World Nation As another year of war draws to a close, Ukrainians remain unwavering in their hope for victory and a ...

A Christmas ceasefire in the Ukraine war has been proposed by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.. The nationalist leader also suggested another prisoner of war swap with Ukraine to Russian ...

Philadelphia churchgoers in pray for peace amid war in Ukraine on Christmas Day 02:14. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has condemned a massive Russian missile and drone strike on Christmas ...

Pope Francis has called for a "negotiation" to end the war in Ukraine in a Christmas Day message where he appealed for weapons to be laid down in global conflicts and reconciliation between enemies.