Most Orthodox Churches adopted what is known as the “new” calendar, but some, including the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), retained the old Julian calendar, resulting in a 13-day difference.

Across Russian-occupied Ukraine, Kremlin troops have shuttered places of worship since the first invasion began in 2014.

The countdown to the Orthodox Easter is set to begin on March 3, when Greece celebrates “Kathara Deftera,” Greek for “Clean ...

The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) has announced plans to increase the number of military chaplains deployed with Russian ...

Today is the Day of Remembrance of the Heroes of Kruty and the New Year according to the Eastern calendar | OBOZ.UA ...

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity began January 18. Once a major obstacle for other Christian churches, the primacy of ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter accordingly, ...

Some Orthodox Christians continue to mark Epiphany in Russian-affiliated religious centers, even as Kyiv moves toward banning the Moscow-linked Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC).

The Russian Defense Ministry said that it launched a strike on “critically important facilities of gas and energy infrastructure that ensure the functioning of Ukraine’s military industrial ...