In October, a branch of Ukraine’s Orthodox church announced it would allow its churches to celebrate Christmas on December 25, rather than January 7. As Orthodox Christmas falls on Saturday ...

A branch of Ukraine’s Orthodox church has announced that it will allow its churches to celebrate Christmas on December 25, rather than January 7, as is traditional in Orthodox congregations. The ...

KYIV, Ukraine — Packing Kyiv’s 1,000-year-old Lavra Cathedral for Orthodox Christmas, hundreds of worshipers heard the service in that church in the Ukrainian language for the first time in ...

Ukraine Worshipers gathered at Ukraine’s most historically significant monastery on Saturday to celebrate Orthodox Christmas in much the same way that they have for centuries. Clergymen dressed ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin gave his forces a cease fire order in Ukraine in observance of the Orthodox Christmas holiday, which is celebrated today. NPR's Tim Mak is in Dnipro, Ukraine ...

The Ukrainian Orthodox Church formally changed the main date for the festivities, departing from the Russian tradition of celebrating on Jan. 7, according to the Julian calendar. Santa handing out ...

Orthodox believers attended a Christmas vigil at St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery in Kyiv on December 24. This is the first year Ukraine is officially celebrating Christmas in December.

Putin orders ceasefire over Orthodox Christmas Move follows an appeal by Russian Orthodox Church Ukraine earlier dismissed Orthodox Church appeal MOSCOW, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Russian President ...

Russia's Orthodox Church observes Christmas on Jan. 7. Ukraine's main Orthodox Church has rejected the authority of the Moscow patriarch, and many Ukrainian believers have shifted their calendar ...

The cease-fire ordered unilaterally by Russian President Vladimir Putin to coincide with the start of Orthodox Christmas began Friday, but was rejected by Ukraine and its allies as a cynical move ...