Russians and Orthodox in some other countries observe Christmas on Jan. 7.. But Ukraine, which is a predominantly Orthodox country, officially observed Christmas this year as a public holiday on ...

People burn dried oak branches, the Yule log symbol for the Orthodox Christmas Eve, in front of St. Sava church in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024.

After leading the group in prayer and calling for ... Zak of St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Homestead says the majority of his church’s 250 members attend church for Orthodox Christmas.

Orthodox Christians in Russia, Serbia and other countries observed Christmas on Friday amid restrictions aimed at dampening the spread of the coronavirus, but few worshipers appeared concerned as ...

Members of the congregation bow their heads in prayer during a Christmas service at St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church in Merrillville on Saturday, January 7, 2023.

If hundreds of people attending Christmas service at Sts. Peter and Paul Macedonian Orthodox Church in Crown Point could be considered “less-attended,” the untrained eye would never know.

Serbian Orthodox observe Badnje Veče, or Burning of the Yule Log, on Christmas Eve. In the olden days in Serbia, fathers and their eldest son would chop down an oak tree branch or badnjak.

WARSAW/BERLIN, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Victoria, a Ukrainian refugee, is celebrating Orthodox Christmas in Poland with a simple prayer - that next year she will be back at home. The 40-year-old is one ...

Rev. James Mikhail leads a prayer at St. Paul Coptic Orthodox Mission Church during the Orthodox Christmas celebrations on Friday. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times ...

Orthodox Christians in Russia, Serbia and other countries are holding Christmas observances amid restrictions aimed at dampening the spread of coronavirus. Skip to content. Coronavirus; ...

MOSCOW — Orthodox Christians in Russia, Serbia and other countries observed Christmas on Friday amid restrictions aimed at dampening the spread of the coronavirus, but few worshiper… ...