Most Christians observe Christmas on December 25th.But most Eastern Orthodox celebrate Christ's birth on January 7th.For ...

In Serbia's Orthodox Christian community, the feast of the Epiphany is marked by the traditional "swim for the Holy Cross." This year, 100 competitors took part in the race in the Vlasina River in ...

While many have taken down their Christmas trees and put away their decorations until next year, Christians in Eastern Orthodox churches will begin celebrating the holiday today. The Rev. Stavrophor ...

More than a little bit of drama at Melbourne Park after Novak Djokovic shirked his on-court interview after his fourth round ...

Novak Djokovic’s interview with GQ magazine caused quite a stir, as it included his claims that he may have been ‘poisoned’ ...

January 7 marks an alternate Christmas tradition, namely the Orthodox Christmas, and a very strong one at that ...

TASS-FACTBOX. On January 19, Orthodox believers in Russia celebrate Epiphany, or the Baptism of the Lord, one of the 12 major Christian holidays (along with Easter) dogmatically connected with the ...

Certain Eastern Orthodox churches, including those in Russia, follow the ancient Julien calendar, which runs 13 days later than the Gregorian calendar used by Catholic and Protestant churches around t ...

Islam and Christianity in Kosovo mostly coexisted in peace — until Orthodox Christian soldiers and nationalist ... killed during the 1990s war with Serbian forces.Credit...Armend Nimani for ...

Some Christians — known as Orthodox Christians — did not like ... decorating houses with wheat sheaves and the Serbian churches burn an oak branch or a young oak tree which is accompanied ...