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 ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Christmas carried more than spiritual weight for many Ukrainians this year as the country newly observed it as a public holiday on Dec. 25 rather than the later date ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday signed a law moving the official Christmas Day holiday to Dec. 25 from Jan. 7, the day when the Russian Orthodox Church observes it.

Ancient heritage. Like in other Slavic cultures, the roots of Christmas celebrations in Ukraine reach back before Christianity itself. In 988, Prince Volodymyr the Great of the Kyivan Rus — the ...

Another dark Christmas in Ukraine (RNS) — As Orthodox Christmas approaches, we cannot abandon Ukraine to Russian destruction. The Zelenchuk family prays before a Christmas dinner in Kryvorivnia ...

Christmas in Ukraine diary: Most moving experience I saw during my trip. Story by Daniel M. Darling • 1w. I ’m writing this in the air, flying back to Fort Worth from Europe.

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday signed a law moving the official Christmas Day holiday to Dec. 25 from Jan. 7, the day when the Russian Orthodox Church ...

The Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine has impacted every aspect of life for Ukrainians, even the date they celebrate Christmas. What hasn’t changed is the tradition of serving 12 dishes on ...

My family understands’: Christmas on the frontline with Ukraine’s drone brigade - ON THE GROUND: In the forests near Kharkiv, Askold Krushelnycky speaks to soldiers spending Christmas fighting ...

Earlier this year, the Orthodox Church in Ukraine (OCU), which represents tens of millions of worshipers, announced that member churches would be free to celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25, the same ...

Ukraine's Orthodox Christian Church celebrated its first Christmas on Monday outside Russian control and President Petro Poroshenko said the document enshrining its newly gained independence ...